Last Updated: 18 Jul 2020 Modesty: the talented hawk does not show its claws
Modesty is a virtue in Japanese business and social settings...
Japanese culture
Last Updated: 18 Jul 2020 Long Working Hours in Japanese Companies
There is a disucssion in the Japan Intercultural Consulting Group on the problem of long working hours in Japanese companies both at home and abroad. Here is the historical...
Last Updated: 11 Jul 2020 In Japanese restaurants, the customer is not always king
Special orders do upset us, if you’re a restaurant in Japan...
Last Updated: 30 Jun 2025 Book Review: Japanland: A Year in Search of Wa, by Karin Muller
A strong-willed young adventurer sets her sights on Japan, only to lock horns with a ferocious home stay mother, in this enjoyable read....
