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Momofuku Ando invented Instant noodle. He wanted to make delicious, able to preserve, easy to prepare, cheep, and safe foods.
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Hideo Kodama is a first person that made the idea of 3D printer. He didn't actually made the 3D printer. He worked hard to get permission.
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Maki Kaji invented a puzzle Sudoku. It became popular brain training puzzle. There is apps for it too.
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Shigetaka Kurita first put emoji in i mode phones. It was used commonly used to tell weathers. The name emoji is from Japanese. It means picture letter.
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Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano, and Shuji Nakamura invented high luminance blue LED illumination. It is low power consumption. It is used in TV, phones, and computer screens.
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Satoshi Tajiri made a game soft called Pokemon. After that, there was an anime, card game, movie, manga, and character products.
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Takizo Iwasaki invented food sample. He got the idea when he was watching a candle melting. Food sample is made with candle wax. Nowadays, some of them are made with plastic.