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.

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

In Japan, there is a cat island called Tashirojima where there are more cats than people.