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Here are some of the biggest things foreigners often get wrong about Japanese culture.
I moved from the US to Japan six years ago. I've found a better quality of life in Tokyo and couldn't be happier with my ...
Japanese work culture can be many things: diplomatic, hierarchical, conformist, machine-like and even suffocating. Globally, ...
It’s not just amateur photographers chasing geisha down Kyoto streets - these are the most irritating visitor faux pas, ...
Matcha has been a staple in Chinese and Japanese culture for centuries. But it has been only in the past decade or so that ...
Japanese eki stamps (station stamps) are a charming feature of Japanese railway culture. Beloved by visitors and oshi-tetsu ...
For people in Japan, cherry blossom season is a time for celebration and contemplation – but for a bunch of foreign bozos, ...
Mizkif and Tokyo Sims were seen doing flips off a Japanese cherry tree, resulting in backlash from creators native to Japan.
In Japan, plastic water bottles placed along fences and gardens serve as "nekoyoke" or cat repellent. This tradition, which ...
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the presentation of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the U.S. Navy Midshipmen ...