Some more Japanese inventions:

1. Aibo - the robotic pet invented by Sony.
2. Cultured pearls - invented by the Japanese man Mikimoto in 1900s.
3. Dry Cell Battery - invented by Mr. Senzou YAI, in 1885
4. The SW1C antenna - Japanese physicist
5. Ion Exchange Unit - The medical scientist, Dr Noboru Horiguchi , invented the world's first Ion Exchange Unit in 1990, which generates negative-ions equivalent to nature.
6. Soluble 'instant' coffee - invented by Japanese American
chemist Satori Kato in 1906
7. The first pocket television - invented by Japanese firm Matsushita
8. Raku is a glazing technique - invented by Japanese potters in the 16th century
9. The floppy disk - by Dr. Yoshiro Nakamatsu. He holds more than 2,300 patents. Among his many inventions are the compact disc, the compact disc player, the digital watch, a unique golf putter, and a water-powered engine.
toothbrush with a built-in video camera - Japanese scientists
10. Haiku poem - invented by Japanese
11. VHS - A standard for video tape recording invented by the Japanese Victor Company (JVC)
12. 9V "transistor radio battery" - invented by the Japanese
13. Godzilla
14. Teacube, the "smallest PC in the world" - invented by the Japanese, Weighing a scant 166 grams, "as big as a Rubik's cube"
15. Tamagochi
16. Folding fans - were invented by the Japanese in the 7th century.
17. The rotary cutter (think pizza cutter) - was invented by the Japanese in 1979
18. Leaf blowers - is an engine-powered, hand-held maintenance tool used in lieu of a rake or broom to remove leaves and debris from a lawn or garden by blowing them away is also invented by Japanese.
19. The term "mechatronics" - invented by Japanese to describe the union of mechanical and electrical systems in producing a generation of machines, robots, and smart mechanisms for manufacturing as well as other applications.
20. Honda's ASIMO - is the first biped robot that moves in a realistic way and can smoothly change direction while walking.