The instant noodle, invented by Momofuku Ando in 1958, has become a staple food item in many countries around the world.
In Japan, there is a train station that has no entrance or exit, but was built because a school used to be nearby.
Japan's victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 was the first time an Asian power had defeated a European power in a modern war.