Takoyaki, a dish made with small balls of batter filled with chopped octopus, is a popular Japanese street food.

Mobile Suit Gundam, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino in 1979, is a popular anime series that helped to popularize the mecha genre of anime, which features giant robots.

In Japan, there is a dish called natto, which is fermented soybeans that have a strong smell and slimy texture.