Japan has more than 5 million vending machines, including ones that sell bananas, underwear, and even canned bread.

Japanese cuisine is known for its emphasis on fresh, seasonal ingredients and its aesthetic presentation.

Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata in 2003, is a popular manga and anime series that follows a high school student who gains the power to kill anyone whose name he writes in a special notebook.