The pocket calculator, invented by Sharp in the 1970s, made complex calculations more accessible and convenient for the average person.

Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata in 2003, is a popular manga and anime series that follows a high school student who gains the power to kill anyone whose name he writes in a special notebook.

In Japan, there is a tradition of eating soba noodles on New Year's Eve to bring good luck.