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

Studio Trigger, founded in 2011 by former Gainax employees, is a prominent anime studio known for producing visually stunning and creatively innovative anime such as Kill la Kill and Promare.

The Walkman, invented by Sony in 1979, revolutionized personal music listening by allowing users to listen to music on the go.