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

The Nara Park in Nara is famous for its free-roaming deer, which are considered sacred by the local people.

Shonen Jump, a weekly manga magazine published by Shueisha, has been a major influence on the development of anime and manga culture in Japan, and has produced many popular anime series such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Naruto.