The Japanese automotive industry is a major employer in Japan, with over 1.3 million people working in the industry.

Astro Boy, created by Osamu Tezuka in 1963, is considered the first modern anime and helped to popularize the genre both in Japan and around the world.

Yokohama is Japan's second-largest city and a major port city located south of Tokyo, with a population of over 3.7 million people.