This is a great post, and I mostly agree with what Chidoriashi says. Unfortunately, I have the feeling many foreigners have opinions on Japan based on outdated information. There is also the issue...
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This is a great post, and I mostly agree with what Chidoriashi says. Unfortunately, I have the feeling many foreigners have opinions on Japan based on outdated information. There is also the issue...
I would add to this that perception of discrimination really depends from your personal context, and how secure you feel about your position in Japan.
I remember that when I was in a delicate...
I would completly agree with you. Most japanese people are afraid of speaking to foreigners who do not speak japanese. However, I also had great conversation with Japanese people, and some people met...
This post is extremely interesting. However, I believe being open-minded and respectful is more important than knowing all the rules. Japanese etiquette is so complex that you will always commit a...
Hi,
while I heard most English-speaking expats complaining of being adressed in English even if they speak Japanese, I never really had the problem. When I start speaking japanese, Japanese people...
Hi,
this is a pretty old thread, but I guess I could put my contribution here. I personnally like very much the view from the new Otani new Tower, where there is a very nice "all you can eat" buffet...
Hi,
I may be atypical here in that I did not have any special interest in manga, anime, or even martial arts when I started learning japanese.
I had the vague notion of an orderly and...
Surely not. There were huge earthquakes in Kobe and Niigata recently , and nothing like that happened. I do not believe Tokyo people would behave differently from Kobe or Niigata people