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Slurping is the norm in a Japanese noodle house, but is it OK to bite off your ramen if it’s more than you can chew?
Pays thoughtful youth a compliment while demonstrating how sometimes “kindness flies like a boomerang.”
In a country famous for its manners and famous for its trains, of course there are plenty of train manners to keep in mind.
Survey finds a big, and surprising, gap between what young and old people think is acceptable behavior.
Love Liver stretches his anime idols out for a relaxing ride, but online critics aren’t a fan of his manners.
With midwinter-level cold and rain at the outdoor Tokyo Marathon awards ceremony, Yuriko Koike wanted to warm her hands, but started a firestorm.
These new train safety ads tell travelers that any friends who’d drop you for a late response aren’t friends at all.
Pretty much everyone agrees that soy sauce for fish is a must, but what about the most popular kind of non-seafood sushi?
Rice is part of almost every traditional Japanese meal, but should the rest of the meal be part of the rice?
Intended penalty for bad manners backfires, prompts pub to make drastic change to its beer pricing policy.
Guidebooks love to say it’s because Japanese people think tipping is rude, but that’s not even close to the whole story.
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Post-meal waste at Japanese sushi restaurant sparks controversy online
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New visual unveiled for Universal Studios Japan’s Nintendo World shows a pixel-perfect panorama
We preview Japan’s first-ever Nintendo Tokyo, Capcom Store and Shibuya Pokémon Centre megastore
Japan’s YouTube knife-maker is back at it again–this time with a knife made entirely of fungus
Can even heavy drinkers enjoy the “Stop Drinking Center” in Okayama?
Harajuku Station will be demolished after the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
What’s the best Rumiko Takahashi anime of all time? Fans decide, pick best characters too【Survey】
Clown-masked stalker spotted multiple times in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture, still at large
We visit the new all-you-can-eat KFC buffet restaurant in Tokyo
Best Secret of Mana fan art ever? Jaw-dropping project took over a year, 150,000 beads【Photos】
Lipton releases new bubble tea ice cream bar with tapioca pearls in Japan
Tokyo’s Yomiuri Giants baseball players crossdress in beauty contest for fans
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