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Hotel with Robots in Japan
The Henn-na Hotel in Japan uses a robot staff to help guests with their every need. The robots check in guests, carry luggage to rooms, and make cups of coffee. The robots are known as “actroids,” a type of humanoid robot.
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Business Customs in Japan
Bushido, the warrior code of Japan, emphasizes strength, loyalty, and integrity. Conducting business inspired by bushido means working effectively and honestly, with the best interests of your superiors and the public in mind.
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Handsome Weeping Boys in Japan
A Tokyo-based company, “Ikemeso Danshi,” means “Handsome Weeping Boys,” provides handsome suitors for about $65 where a man of your choice will watch a saccharine film with you and brush away your tears.
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Square Watermelons in Japan
Japan’s innovative people have developed a technique to grow square watermelons for easier stacking.
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Japanese Rabbit Island
There is an island in Japan called Okunoshima, located in Japan’s Inland Sea, which is the home of thousands of free-roaming rabbits.
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Japan Translation
The word “Japan” is foreign to the Japanese people, they call their country にほん (Nihon) or にっぽん (Nippon), which roughly translates to “Land of the Rising Sun”.
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Work Hard, Play Hard
Japanese is the only language in the world that has a word for “death from overwork”: Karōshi (過労死)
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Tips Does NOT Go Here
Tipping is considered rude in Japan. It can be seen as degrading and may
cause confusion that people will chase after you to give you back your money.
Tetraphobic Japan
In Japan, the number “”four”” is avoided because it sounds very
similar to the word for death. Giving anyone something in fours can be seen as
a very ominous gift.
Would You Like Some Tea
English people consume more tea per capita than anybody else in the
world. 2.5 times more than the Japanese and 22 times more than the American.
Death or Captivity?
Japanese samurais disemboweled themselves with their sword (an act known as seppuko) when in danger of being captured.
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