Swami Vivekananda,had a very pleasant experience in Japan.
while,travelling by train,during his visit of Japan.
swamiji wanted to buy fruits,but couldn't find any at the station,he told his companion(or he talked with himself,i don't remember exactly),"may be there are no fruits in Japan".
a Japanese heard this and gifted swamiji a basket full of fruits,swamiji was impressed by the act(a common man defending his country's image)
he also wrote that,common Japanese people were honest ,
in Japanese shops,shop keepers,stayed inside,while customers could browse through the goods,but nobody stole anything,
PS-read this in school,we had a chapter on swamiji's visit to Japan,so please forgive any mistake