Japanese Manners

Japanese Manners

To those thinking of moving to Japan,

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In Japan, no one tips.

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A 7-year-old boy gets on a train in Tokyo. Alone.

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A young man, barely more than a boy, completed the bagging of my provisions. Then he reached for the…

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In Japan, almost no civilian owns a firearm.

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When a Japanese person wants to leave, here’s what we say.

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Look at Japan.

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In Tokyo, it is ordinary to see a seven-year-old board a train alone with a yellow safety cap and a …

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In Japan, a seven-year-old rides the train across the city. Alone.

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To those considering moving to Japan, let me be honest with you.

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In Japan, there are almost no public trash cans.

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ただ、敬意🫡 https://t.co/WBst0gkOQ1 https://t.co/31WbG6kyhR

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In Japan, there is no janitor.

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Japan’s police box system exists almost nowhere else.

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In Japan, people sleep on the train.

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Tourists in Tokyo lose their wallets constantly. 👛

Tourists in Tokyo lose their wallets constantly. 👛 Then something strange happens. The wallet shows up at a police box. Cash still inside. Sometimes with a note from the person w…

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At a Japanese convenience store at 11pm, you’ll see something that should not be possible.

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It looks insane.

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Foreign media said they “don’t understand.”

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Even after earthquakes and tsunamis killed tens of thousands of people, Japanese people did not riot…

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Watch a road crew finish a lane closure in Japan and you may see workers turning to bow toward the c…

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In a Japanese elementary school, lunch works like this. 🍚

In a Japanese elementary school, lunch works like this. 🍚 No cafeteria. No lunch lady. The children put on white coats and hats, carry the food to their own classroom, and serve…

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Japanese public toilets are the cleanest in the world.

Japanese public toilets are the cleanest in the world. Not because of cameras or fines. Not because of strict rules. People simply don’t dirty them — even when no one is watching…

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In Japan, we greet with a bow.

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🚽 Japan’s public toilets are the cleanest on Earth.

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One tiny thing in Japan that almost nobody notices.

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I arrived at the station of gasoline, prepared to wait for the attendant. Instead, a kind-faced woma…

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Nobody owns the umbrella stand by the door.

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A grandmother was alive on Tuesday.

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A man I had never met seized my hand, crushed it once with great warmth, looked into my eyes, and in

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Look at the real builders of Japan.

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Last year in Tokyo, people found about $30 million in cash on the street — and happily carried it st…

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Here’s one of the quiet little joys of life in Japan.

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There is a restaurant in Japan where every single waiter has dementia.

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In Japan, a bow has angles.

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One of the sweetest sights in Japan happens at a quiet crosswalk.

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2am. Highway rest stop.

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