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American-born Japanese celebrity Pakkun’s comparison doesn’t go over well, but one commenter has a better food analogy.
With slapstick, situational comedy and a clever use of language, the video is sure to make anyone laugh.
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.
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The Japanese language’s lack of a definite article was definitely the cause of this cross-cultural convenience store misunderstanding.
Famed Japanese politeness wraps so far back around that it ends up being pretty rude on Osaka train.
Nicknamed the “Devil’s Tongue” by Jesuit missionaries, Japanese is one of the most difficult languages to learn. So, how many Westerners in Japan can really speak it fluently?
Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years, is one of those cities that looks beautiful no matter what time of the year it is. But out of all the seasons, autumn is by far the most popular time to visit, and now that the leaves are beginning to change people are also starting to plan trips to catch a glimpse of Kyoto’s gorgeous fall scenery.
If you happen to be one of those tourists, we have just the book for you, a unique insight into city by foreigners who now call Kyoto their home, called Amazing Kyoto.
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