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The first emojis – a set of 176 images – were created in Japan.

For ¥ 13,000 you can rent a girlfriend for two hours.

Japan imported $42 million of horse meat in 2022.

Approx. 50% of all Japanese tea is sold to the United States.

Leading the world in matcha exports, Japan ships $85 million of matcha abroad every year.

When there's a gift for every occasion... you end up spending $70 billion on omiyage (gifts) every year like the Japanese

they say that love has no price... but Japanese singles will spend around $550 million trying to find it.

Believe it or not, nearly 14% of all houses in Japan are empty, which adds up to a staggering 9 to 11 million homes just sitting there, waiting for a new owner.