Picture of two young Japanese girls holding up sign. From http://community.webshots.com/photo/39344869/37218660kTdyDr

Parapara sounds like a French food, huh? It is actually a dance. Well, to be honest, there are over 1,600 of the dances that are popular to learn for Japanese teenagers. These dances are so popular that publishers actually publish the dances.

Some other popular things are vending machines. You can buy things from socks to sunglasses. From chopsticks to candy. Some machines even order by voice,

Everything is less in Japan than in America. There is exactly 134.6 yen to a dollar. There are also 100 yen shops like $,99 stores here in the U.S.A were you can get anything under 100 yen.