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1.🔊 What do you do when you have a question? You Google it. And before you finish typing your question, Google suggests searches based on what other people have already looked up.

2.🔊 So for example, when you start typing “What does Japan …” Google completes the search with popular questions. The suggestions change all the time and are also affected by your own search history. Here are some of the top questions when we checked — and their answers.

(1)🔊 Can you remember the last thing you Googled?

(2)🔊 Do you use any search engines other than Google?

What does Japan export?

3.🔊 According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity, Japan’s top exports are cars, worth $103 billion, and vehicle parts, worth $33.2 billion. The country also exports machinery and ships — with most exports going to the US, China and South Korea.

What does Japan’s flag mean?

4.🔊 It’s said that Japan’s first emperor, Jimmu Tennō, was a descendant of the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu. The emperor is known as the “son of the sun,” and Japan itself is often called “the land of the rising sun.” And so the red circle on Japan’s flag represents the sun. It’s said the white represents purity and honesty.