The 16th century saw the rise of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who were instrumental in unifying Japan under a centralized government.
The computer mouse, invented by Ken Kutaragi in the 1980s, has become a standard input device for personal computers worldwide.
The sika deer is a common species of deer found throughout Japan, and is considered sacred in Japanese Shintoism.