Society
Which entrance would you use? The left entrance (the blue noren one) gives access to the men bathroom. The right one (the red noren one) gives access to the women bathroom. Most onsen (hot springs) and sento (public baths) usually use the same noren colors and at the same time the sex is specified written [...]
“Radio taiso” are a kind of exercises to warm up in the mornings that are practiced by many Japanese people since the end of the Second World War. One of the main goals of performing “radio taiso” is the reinforcement of the cooperation and unity spirit of all the participants. It is always carried out [...]
Two years ago 1 euro reached a cost of almost 170 yen; that was the maximum historic value of the euro against the yen. Last week the euro was devalued until 108 yen per euro, its minimum historic value against the yen. The biggest problem that Japan faces against this situation is the difficulty to [...]
Perseverance is one of most present values in Japan, it’s strongly entrenched inside Japanese society. A value transmitted from generation to generation which is one of the foundations of Bushido. Life is not only about dreaming and starting different projects, it’s also about being persevering and insisting on turning into reality what you are determined [...]
For some years Japanese cities had lost the “privilege” of being the most expensive in the world thanks to the yen weakness against other currencies. However, the currency fluctuations during recent years have strengthened a lot the yen value; and now Tokyo, Nagoya, Yokohama and Kobe are respectively the 1st, 4th, 5th and 7th most [...]
The government of Isesaki (a Japanese city) has forbidden having a beard to all the government employees in the city. They say that it will help the environment. If the people has beard then they will use the air conditioner more and then there will be more pollution; if people doesn’t have a beard then [...]
Not all of them, but many Japanese girls usually walk pointing their feet inwards. Sometimes in the most extreme cases, like in these videos, this fact surprises many foreign tourists that visit Japan: “Uchimata” is the name of one of the most used techniques in judo and it is also a word used for the [...]
I found this poster outside a Love Hotel in Shibuya. The poster announces that they need new employees to work at the hotel. They offer an indefinite contract (legally it is somewhat different from other countries but I think it’s the most correct translation) and salaries between 260,000 and 350,000 yen per month (2,300-3,100 euros/month [...]
