Japan has a high life expectancy, with an average of 84 years for women and 78 years for men.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, created by Nagaru Tanigawa in 2003, is a popular light novel series and anime that explores themes of existentialism, time travel, and alternate realities.

In Japan, there is a festival where people carry portable shrines and then throw them at each other.