The electric toilet seat, which can be heated and has various cleaning and drying functions, has become a popular feature in Japanese households.

The Showa period, which lasted from 1926 to 1989, was marked by Japan's militarism and involvement in World War II.

The first novel ever written, The Tale of Genji, was written in Japan in the 11th century by a noblewoman named Murasaki Shikibu.