The Japanese Olympic Committee was founded in 1911 and Japan has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since 1912.

The rice cooker, invented in the 1950s, has made cooking rice faster and more convenient for households worldwide.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, created by Nagaru Tanigawa in 2003, is a popular light novel series and anime that explores themes of existentialism, time travel, and alternate realities.