Top 9 Innovations That Prove Japan is way ahead of us!

#1 The Coca Cola Clear

What is the color of Coca-Cola? Generally black or brown, right? Yes, it is, wherever we go, it is the same except in Japan! The Coca-Cola Company launched a product in Japan in 2018 called Coca Cola Clear, a colorless variant of the soft drink.

The colourless variant of Coca-Cola launched locally in Japan. The colorless variant of Coca-Cola was launched locally in Japan.

 

#2 Vending Machines

Japan relies primarily on venting machines. There is minimal presence of street-side shops in Japan. For most purchases, from groceries, soft drinks, popcorns, to ice creams venting machines are used. Japan has approximately one venting machine for every 23 people.

Japanese, vending machines can be found all over cities, towns and even in the countryside Japanese, vending machines can be found all over cities, towns, and even in the countryside.

 

#3 The Vertical Parking System

Japan has a population of more than 126 Million, making it the 10th largest in the world. It has a population density of 334.8 people per square kilometer. Considering this, just imagine how difficult it would be to park their vehicles, especially in urban areas which have a high population concentration. Now, look how elegantly Japan did address this issue. They implemented the vertical parking system! This parking system is entirely automated. We place the car in the lower level in a unique cabin, and that’s it. The house rises and descends it parks our vehicle in the available place.

Japan innovatively uses the automated vertical parking systems to park vehicles. Japan innovatively uses the automated vertical parking systems to park vehicles.

 

#4 Office Paper to Toilet Paper

Which is the place where most of the papers get wasted? Office right? So Japan has innovatively tackled this problem as well. There has a machine that converts the used office papers to usable toilet papers. A well-implemented reuse system!

Used office papers are reused as toilet papers.

 

#5 No Janitor Schools

Most of the schools in Japan have no janitors to clean the classroom, corridor, etc. Then who does all the cleaning? Yes, the students themselves. They are taught this habit of keeping the environment clean from their primary schools themselves. It is said that then only they will grow up to be a responsible citizen.

Children cleaning the school corridors and classes in Japan.

 

#6 Cube-Shaped Watermelons

Everyone loves watermelon but to cut it is the not so likable part. Japan has got a solution for this as well. They have grown cube-shaped watermelons to make them easy to slice. Yes, in Japan, watermelon is available in two shapes, Oval or Square!

Watermelon grown in cube shape

 

#7 The Passenger Pushers

Wherever you travel in India, you can have a common sight in every railway station, the passengers fighting over the train entrance to get in, especially if it is a crowded train. Japan has got a solution to tackle this as well. They have official passenger pushers whose job is to push the passengers into the train without wasting any space.

 

#8 Noiseless Karaoke Mute

Are you a singer? But you don’t want others to hear you sing? Or maybe you are a bathroom singer? Japan has got you covered! It has a perfect product called Noiseless Karaoke Mute. It has a mike that you attach to your mouth, which cancels or mutes everything you sing or speak. No one can hear you!

The Noiseless Karaoke Mute.

 

#9 Blue Light Signal

What are the three colors in a traffic signal? Red, orange, green, right? But not in Japan! In Japan, it is red, orange, blue! Japanese people say that they have the same word for green and blue. So it was a bit confusing to decide which color to use in traffics signals, and they chose blue. That’s a bit insane to digest, I know. How can one possibly name green and blue the same! Anyway, that’s another fact that makes Japan more interesting.

Japan trafffic signals has blue light instead of green.

The fun and mouth-dropping facts about Japan do not conclude here. Now it is your time to dive deep into the Japanese timeline!

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