Japan has a fascination with mascots, and there are thousands of them representing everything from cities to prisons.
The electronic voting machine, first introduced in Japan in the 1990s, has improved the accuracy and efficiency of voting.
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.
