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Japanese Culture and Traditions
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011: Be Idealists to Make Reality Close to Ideal
【The Great Tohoku Eearthquake was like the end of the world】 At the moment, I was in the building of the Ministry of Finance in the middle of Tokyo and thought I was going to die, staring out a window. Street lamp posts widely swang li... -
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How Japanese Chopstics Are Unique and Different
【Japanese chopsticks are unique】 One of the difficulties I have to face when going abroad is table manners. Among other things, it's difficult for me to eat without chopsticks. How can you eat a lettuce salad only with a fork? I'm alwa... -
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Japanese Culture and Traditions: How Japan’s Overtime Problems Occur
【Karoshi, death from overwork】 It's very difficult to summarize this problem briefly because it is so deep-rooted. Are you ready to gaze into abyss? The Japan government has started frequently using the word "Work style reform" since 2... -
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Japanese Culture and Traditions: Tidy Up to Spark Joy!
【The scent of the Sun】 I was so surprised when learning that it is prohibited to hang the laundry outside in some places overseas. We, Japanese people really like to hang the laundry under the sun light. Japanese climate of high humidi... -
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No More Self-Discovery, Be Wise Frogs in the Well!
【It's about time to stop expecting a lot for the journey of self-discovery】 In Japan for these 10 years or more, "the journey of self-discovery" has been very popular especially among young people. A typical pattern is: suddenly quitti... -
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How to Make Beautiful Packaging
It is sometimes thought to be impolite in Japan to open up a gift in front of the gift giver, to say nothing of tearing off wrapping paper. Mind you, it’s not a religious taboo, and won’t be impolite if you ask for permission beforehand. I guess there are two reasons for the rule unique to Japan. -
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The Melting Pot of Cultures Seen in Japan
Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's day, etc. These events are very popular in Japan, though the percentage of the Christian population in Japan is only 1%. You can see many different cultures are mixed up and changed into Japanese culture. -
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What Is Japanese Food Culture?
【Respect for nature, the core spirit of Japanese food】 UNESCO listed washoku (Japanese traditional cuisine) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013. I think many Japanese people seem to misunderstand the key point of the event. They... -
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Japanese Culture and Traditions: The Reason Why We Can Think Outside the Box
【Taiyaki in NYC】 Have you ever seen the above ice cream (in the thumbnail image)? I've heard it's extremely popular in NY now. When seeing the image, some Japanese people would have mixed feelings. They would be proud of the spread of ... -
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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 song went. According to Daniel Kahneman, a genius winning a Nobel Prize in 2002, money can buy y...