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...
2025 -06-20 | Japanese Riddles
What is the ‘culture of stamping’? Don’t you think Japanese messages are rich in emotion? That’s because emojis and stickers are often added to Japanese LINE messages and social media posts. Of course, emojis are used all over the world, but Japanese...
