The Meiji Restoration in the late 19th century saw the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate and the modernization of Japan.

Tokyo Tower is a popular tourist attraction in Tokyo that offers panoramic views of the city and is modeled after the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The emoji, invented by Shigetaka Kurita in 1999, has become a popular form of communication and a ubiquitous feature of modern digital communication.