2025 -07-07 | Japanese Riddles
-The kindness of Japanese people as seen in the concept of ‘the distance at which soup stays warm’- What is ‘the distance where soup stays warm’? There is a very beautiful expression in Japan. It is ‘the distance where soup stays warm.’ This refers to ‘the distance...
2025 -06-27 | Japanese Riddles
‘Honest feelings and formalities’: the Japanese art of balancing emotions Are Japanese people complicated? ‘I don’t understand what Japanese people are thinking.’ Behind this comment, often heard from foreigners, lies the unique culture of ‘honest feelings and...
2025 -06-27 | Japanese Riddles
Japanese people don’t say “NO!” Why don’t they say “NO” clearly? In Japan, saying “no” is very rare. Instead, vague expressions, smiles, and silence can be used to “gently decline”. This is not because of...
2025 -06-23 | Japanese Riddles
What are hankos? What is ‘hanko culture’ for Japanese people? Are you familiar with Japanese stamps “hanko”? Japan has a long-standing culture of using hankos. Instead of signing their names, people use hankos with their names engraved on them. Stamping is more...
2025 -06-20 | Japanese Riddles
Bowing, a typical gesture of Japanese people You’ve probably seen Japanese people bowing at least once before. When they meet someone, when they part ways, when they apologise, when they say thank you… Japanese people bow in all kinds of situations. At...
2025 -06-20 | Japanese Riddles
Introduction. It is commonplace in Japan to see people who do not appear to have a cold wearing masks when walking through the streets. So why do Japanese people wear masks even when they are not ill? Let’s take a look at the reasons! Masks as ‘manners’, not...
