In Japan, there is a tradition of eating soba noodles on New Year's Eve to bring good luck.
Japan has a high life expectancy, with an average of 84 years for women and 78 years for men.
The 16th century saw the rise of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who were instrumental in unifying Japan under a centralized government.
