Japan has a game show called "Human Tetris" where contestants have to contort their bodies to fit through holes in a moving wall.

Mobile Suit Gundam, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino in 1979, is a popular anime series that helped to popularize the mecha genre of anime, which features giant robots.

Miso soup, a soup made with fermented soybean paste, is a popular Japanese dish that is often served as a side dish.