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The Expatriate's Complex in Japan
We should recognize in expatriates a form of bravery in abandoning their birth country to live in another,…
How to offer a present in Japan
There are many occasions on which Japanese people give gifts, and some are considered a type of social duty:
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Japan’s fraught relationship with tattoos
As everyone knows, Japanese society has this complicated relationship with tattooing. In Japan, being inked…
The Okinawa diet: living older and healthier
If Okinawa has its (well deserved) reputation of a tropical paradise, it is also famous for being home of the…
Eating cheaply in Japan
Gastronomy is a major aspect of Japan heritage, just like in France. Japanese people are fond of their local,…
Smoking in Japan
Many travelers in Japan notice it: Japanese people are surprisingly numerous to smoke tobacco. What seems to…
Public holidays in Japan
Japanese people work a lot (long hours, at least) and are sometimes reluctant to take their days off…
Japanese women: here we come!
It almost became an extra-national sport for some foreigners in Japan, especially those settling for an…
Maneki-neko
The Maneki-neko, literally meaning "welcoming cat", is a traditional statue of a sitting cat, with its right…
Bank cards in Japan: ending of the puzzle
All travelers know this: not only Japanese people are not big users of bank cards, favoring the eternal cash,…
The Geisha's confusing role
It seems that the concept of Geisha perpetuates quite a number of stereotypes in Western countries,…
The surprising blood type of Japanese people
From a Western point of view, the experience may happen to be funny: ask anyone in Japan if they knows his…
Good practices in onsen and sento in Japan
During our travels in Japan, we are numerous people willing to experiment the benefits of hot waters offered…
Japanese importation: the complete guide
Numerous amateurs of Japanese culture end up importing products and other cultural goods from Japan…
Yen: the Japanese currency
Despite some attempts to include credit cards usage in everyday life, especially for foreign travelers, cash…
Introducing yourself in Japanese
In Japanese, all the possible greeting expressions are called 自己紹介 jikoshokai.
They are, obviously,…
Electric plugs in Japan and adapters
It is often a aspect which tends to be forgotten, because it seems more important for long-stay travelers…
Family Members in Japanese
The Japanese language loves to create numerous declensions, especially depending on the interlocutors' ages…
Emoji: The Amusing Japanese Smileys
It is interesting to see that even in such basic “art form” as that of smileys, the Japanese have evolved…
Japanese diet inspired slimming
The latest life-expectancy figures around the world once more confirm that Japan ranks among the top…