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Only In Japan
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Welcome to "Only In Japan"! This blog is for everyone who thinks Japan is a weird country. While I agree many things here are quite funny indeed, it seems to me that Japan has its own internal logic, and if you can see things from the Japanese point of view, it all slowly starts to make sense. So I compiled all my bewilderments, asked my Japanese friends and colleagues for their points of view on everything strange or funny I had met or heard of, and there you have it...
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Niche restaurants
For a number of reasons, the Japanese eat out often - probably more so than any other people on Earth. The main reasons must be that work colleagues generally have dinner together after a day at the office ("to forge bonds between workers"), people g...
Wa meets the West...Wa, part 3
Yes, a third instalment about Wa... It's the last one though, I swear! But I think it is important to show that the heart of Japan, Wa, with its oppressiveness and its gentleness, is changing and evolving. The social harmony generally admired by West...
Harmony-part 2
While the Japanese spend most of their time in public groups (at work, school etc), it only makes them cherish their private time more. But the way they behave in private groups - with friends, family and partner-, and what they mean by "good relatio...
Harmony
Traveling in Japan or living here for a while might sound very fun, but would you be happy to be Japanese? Their lives don't look too great, do they?An army of workers in suits and ties, living their lives just for their company, stuck in a strict hi...
Blackfield
It is debatable whether drawing "national archetypes" has much sociological value. If you say "the average Swede is shy, rational, self-controlled, and believes in ecology, gender equality and community group", for example, any serious sociologist wi...
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dreams Said:
You have done a great work! I now understood why Japanese are always asking me if there are 4 seasons in my country or not!!! Your post about politeness is so true!
Nice blog and wish you good luck!
