Maybe you’ve been to Japan or plan on going. Perhaps you recently moved here, or it could be that you’re simply interested in the country. Japanese manners can be complex and filled with all sorts of ...

Japan has customs that differ from those in other countries.When traveling to places like Tokyo, Kyoto, or Osaka, you may encounter unique Japanese manners.However, you do not need to memorize every ...

Manners in Japan are tricky, complex and sometimes hard to follow—even for Japanese people. Over the weekend, I flipped through a book on Japanese manners I purchased here in Osaka. The book is ...

You’re on a first date. There’s laughter, the conversation is flowing, and you’re flustered, in a good way. When it comes time to order food you choose a sandwich, only realizing afterward this could ...

A Japanese store has put up a sign scolding foreign tourists for having "bad manners." "Request for Foreign Customers": The shop located in Tokyo has listed the frequent "bad manners" of foreign ...

In this short skit I show how people react when they meet in a narrow apartment hallway. First I play out two “non Japanese” ways of passing someone, then I switch to the very polite Japanese style, ...