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[US] 3. Stereotypes and Generalizations in Japan
Living in Japan for quite some time, I noticed interesting conversational points from Japanese people and Americans alike. For some Japanese people, I would hear statements such as “We Japanese…” then…
[US] 2. Making friends in Japan
One complaint I hear from Americans living in Japan quite often is how difficult it is to make Japanese friends. The arguments are that people are usually really happy to talk with you in a social sit…
[US] 1. Service in Japan
Before coming to Japan, I have read quite a large collection of books on Japanese culture and history. Still, I learned much more as soon as I arrived here in April 2015, and I continue to learn somet…
[UK] 24. UK and Japan : The Ways We Think About Meat 肉についての考え方
Horse meat is something that is eaten and enjoyed in Japan. I think a lot of British people don’t know about it and would definitely be surprised if they found out as I was surprised at first. Horses…
[UK] 23. UK & Japan: Ways Of Solving Problems イギリスと日本：解説策を見つけ方の違い
As an English Teacher, I talk to many Japanese people often. And many times I’ve talked to them about their education and how they were brought up. From my conversations and experiences with those peo…
[UK] 22. UK & Japan : Education Ranking System イギリスと日本：教育のランキングシステム
Is education something that should be ranked? Should we decide our school based on its ranking? If you think we should, then what does that imply? I sometimes wonder if these kinds of rankings are act…
[UK] 21. UK vs Japan - School Time イギリス対日本、学校の時間
Something I saw in Japan in 2006 was Japanese people going to school in their uniforms on the weekend! I also saw them go to school in their school vacations! This was very surprising to me because Th…
[UK] 20. Debating in Japan & The UK イギリスと日本の討論の違い
As an English Teacher, I can talk to Japanese people every day. And we usually talk about culture or language. After hosting some debate events, I realized something strange. Many people in Japan don’…
[UK] 19. Apologising in Japan VS The UK イギリスと日本の誤り
There are multiple ways of apologising to somebody. One is by simply saying, “sorry.” There are more and there are other phrases and terms used in those times, “I beg for your forgiveness” is one exam…
[UK] 18. Basic Food Differences Between UK & Japan 料理においてイギリスと日本の基礎的な違いは？
There are some basic differences between Japanese and British cuisine that I think causes confusion and big differences of opinion about the tastes of each. We hear in Asian countries a lot that Briti…
[UK] 17. The UK’s Education System & Japan’s Hensachi System イギリスの教育のシステムと日本の偏差値システム
In the UK, students usually don’t have entrance examinations in order to enter a University. On the other hand, students in Japan have to take an entrance exam for every University that they apply to.…
[UK] 16. About Companies in Japan 日本の会社について
In the UK, before we go to University, we usually decide what kind of jobs we want to do after we graduate. It’s a natural and logical thing, but I think a lot of people in Japan don’t think so deeply…