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Japanese Culture and Traditions: The Secrets of Japanese Food to Enrich Your Daily Meal
【Make life happy without money】 Do you believe money can’t buy you love? I may be too old to believe in such a naïve world as the Beatles sang. According to Daniel Kahneman, a genius winning a Nobel Prize in 2002, money can buy you hap... -
Philosophy Trivia: What Is Timeless Design? What Is Time?
【The definition of time】 People in the luxury furniture industry seem to like the words “timeless design,” right? Yes, our company also uses them for our products very often. To tell the truth, they sound a bit confusing to me because ... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: Why People Take Off Shoes in House in Japan?
【Even if the shoe fits, take it off inside the house】 When going in the house, we take off shoes almost unconsciously. It’s very natural for us, like breathing. I’ve never even thought why that is, but it seems there are many curious p... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: You Will Want to Eat Japanese School Lunch
【Japanese good manners trained in school lunch 】 As I wrote about an inconvenient truth of Japan in last article, I’m going to write something good today. It’s about Japanese school lunch. I happened to find that a YouTube video about ... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: How to Co-exist with Nature in Japan
Source: https://www.wowneta.jp/news-read/22854.html 【Necessity is the mother of geographical characteristics】 As you can see it in the above left image, Japan is a country of backward parking. Even speeding drivers follow the rule. Do ... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: Can We Be Free from What Others Think?
【Can we free ourselves from other people's values?】 Martin Luther said “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” The words first reminded me of wall paintings in Lascaux Cave where ... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: Big Brother Is Always Watching You in Japan
【A popular Japanese joke】 On a ship with people from various countries, you’re the first to notice the ship is sinking. What to say to make the people escape and jump in the water? To American people: “Jump, and you’ll be a hero!” To B... -
What Is Real Wealth? Market Principles Are Always Right?
【Furniture making is an endangered business in Japan】 Last month, the Ministry of the Environment announced that a butterfly species (shown in the above image) endemic to Japan might have been extinct. The butterflies inhabited only in... -
Marketing Trivia: Resist the Destiny under the Control of the Invisible Hand
【The world becomes more economically rational】 Adam Smith is one of the the 18th century's leading philosophers and also economists. He said that the market might appear chaotic but was actually guided by an invisible hand. People act ... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: What You Should Be Careful About in Kyoto
【Kyoto language is too difficult even for the Japanese people】 As you know, most Japanese people can't speak English very well. Looking on the bright side, Japan is basically a monolingual country, and you can communicate only in Japan...
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