Japanese Culture and Traditions– category –
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Why Are People Attracted to Handmade Products?
Why Are People Attracted to Handmade Products? but sometimes not. -
Japan Tips from Locals: Hokkaido Is a Treasure Trove of Delicious Mushrooms!
dessert of cocoa pebbles, chocolate soil and pickled shimeji mushrooms -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: The Liberalization of the Haircuts of Japanese High School Baseball Players
The world’s most popular sport is soccer, but as I wrote before, it’s still baseball in Japan. Let me tell you a definite proof. The average annual salary of Japanese professional baseball players is about 280,000 USD, while that of socc... -
Japan Tips from Locals: Mystical World Floating in the Darkness by the Light of Fireflies
Do you know how to make your guests leave in a polite manner when they overstay your welcome? I’ll tell you a 100 % sure way, though I think it works only for Japanese guests. It’s very easy. Just play the Scottish folk song “Auld Lang S... -
Box Lunch in the World: Similarities and Differences Between Indian Dabba and Japanese Bento
Do you know where the biggest film production country is? Contrary to the expectations of many people, it’s Bollywood in India, not Hollywood in the US. According to the stats by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the annual produ... -
The World’s First Invention of Instant Noodles Was Thus Born in Japan
Have you ever had Japanese instant noodles? Having made some research, I found more than 100 billion meals of instant noodles are eaten annually in the world. Considering the world population of 7.5 billion, people eat instant noodles at... -
Japanese Capsule Toy Gacha: Design to Make the World a Little Better
【The Japanese snacks market has been uniquely evolving】 Galapagos-ization: phenomenon of companies becoming overly specialized in developing products for the domestic market (Wikipedia definition). This happens very often in Japan. Min... -
This Is How Japanese People Make a Fuss About Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) in Spring
Have you ever heard the words “The official announcement of cherry blossom flowering?” We very often hear the words in Japan in March to April. Let me explain what it is. There are 58 sample cherry trees across Japan, and the officers of... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: Why Is the Jason Ice Hockey Mask Scary?
Last week I went to see an ice hockey match. Here in Hokkaido, skiing and skating are the two major winter sports, but ski and skate areas are completely separate. My hometown is a ski area, and I haven’t skated so much and had never eve... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: The Exchange of New Year’s Cards Going Outdated
【Rough and ready or slow and elaborate?】 Be the first penguin, an innovator, at least an early adopter, or whatever. I hope most of you no longer worship such courage or recklessness. When doing my MBA, I had very often seen unreserved...