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Family Mart relaxes customer service rules in recognition of clerks who aren’t native Japanese speakers, also allows dyed hair.
Researcher says more than half of central Tokyo convenience stores have foreigners working the graveyard shift.
American-born Japanese celebrity Pakkun’s comparison doesn’t go over well, but one commenter has a better food analogy.
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In just the first day of his stay, designer tweeted more than 50 things that pleasantly surprised him about Japan.
One more reason to visit beautiful Kanagawa, just a 30-minute train ride from downtown Tokyo.
“The truth is that without foreigners, Japanese society cannot function,” says researcher.
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