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A recent online debate has sparked some fierce opinions about whether it’s OK for fans to sing along at concerts.
Coca-Cola Japan shows the sad transformation recycling boxes can go through if people are too selfish to use them properly.
In a country renowned for good manners, these are the train etiquette rules to watch out for.
Characters from Akira, Cardcaptor Sakura, Ghost in the Shell, and more explain the basics of Japanese manners at Shinkansen stations.
“People wearing their backpacks on their backs” and “people holding their backpacks in front of them” both rank high on list of train riders’ annoyances.
After years of dealing with ill-mannered visitors, Watazumi Shrine has had enough with what it calls “the destruciton of Japanese culture.”
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