What do ordinary Japanese people think of a viral video which depicts a situation wherein a Japanese person is unable to process foreigners’ fluent Japanese?
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“You know you’ve been in Japan too long when you start bowing on the telephone” is an old classic. But how about those things that, even if you haven’t been here long, still make you stop and think, yup, this is definitely Japan!
If you’re starting a new job, you might want to stretch out your back before showing up at the office for your first day.
Here are five awkward, bittersweet moments that’ll make you realise you’ve finally become a seasoned expat…
A Japanese university student shares her most memorable observations after a short visit to an American university town.
What did China’s capital look like before everyone had a camera in their pocket? This rare historical footage gives us all a unique look at Beijing just under a century ago.
We spent a day taking photos from the back of a pick-up truck in the Philippines. This is what we saw…
We’re not art experts, but the disproportionate figures have us pretty convinced that they’re early super deformed art.
Is your Darling a Foreigner? Then you might want to read this list of seven things to think about before putting a ring on it.
This ultra high-definition documentary is scheduled to come out this year. You can help support its production, and get some pretty cool things for doing so too!
Twenty-four enchanting images of China now available to us thanks to quite the unexpected source.
Kick back and listen to Luna Lee gorgeously plays hits like “Stairway to Heaven,” “Voodoo Child,” “Back in Black,” and Adele’s “Hello” on a 1,500-year-old Korean instrument.
Newly-minted minor celebrity and comedian Atsugiri Jason has raised Japanese hackles with a throwaway tweet that mildly criticized Japanese culture.
Experiments’ results found similar effects for men and women.
For two days only, you’ll be able to try your hand at “Taxi Yabusame”, which involves hitting nine targets from the backseat of a cab.
Apparently, some Japanese men really don’t like to eat alone in public. But are they simply too shy, or is there something else going on?
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