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  2. 74 Tourists Who Got Shamed Online For Their ... - AOL

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    Traveling is an amazing way to explore new places and immerse yourself in different cultures. But unfortunately, not everyone shares this mindset. The post 74 Tourists Who Got Shamed Online For ...

  3. Etiquette in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Bowing Bowing in the tatami room. Bowing (お辞儀, o-jigi) is probably the feature of Japanese etiquette that is best known outside Japan. Bowing is extremely important: although children normally begin learning how to bow at a very young age, companies commonly train their employees precisely how they are to bow.

  4. Japanese profanity - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese culture, social hierarchy plays a significant role in the way someone speaks to the various people they interact with on a day-to-day basis. [5] Choice on level of speech, politeness, body language and appropriate content is assessed on a situational basis, [6] and intentional misuse of these social cues can be offensive to the listener in conversation.

  5. Jōhatsu - Wikipedia

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    It has been theorized that Japan's harsh work culture in combination with the lack of familial and community support has contributed to the prevalence of jōhatsu in Japan. [2] Furthermore, quitting a company is seen as shameful in Japanese culture. [2] Suicide, working to death , and becoming jōhatsu are thus potential outcomes. [2]

  6. American tourist, 65, arrested for defacing one of Tokyo’s ...

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    An American tourist was arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing a traditional wooden gate at a famous Tokyo shrine by etching letters on it, police said on Thursday.. Steve Hayes, a 65-year-old ...

  7. In Tokyo, people stand to the left of escalators and keep the right side open for others walking up or down the moving steps. In Kyoto, like in most U.S. cities, people stand on the right.

  8. Anti-Japanese sentiment - Wikipedia

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    Japan's public service broadcaster, NHK, provides a list of overseas safety risks for traveling, and in early 2020, it listed anti-Japanese discrimination as a safety risk on travel to France and some other European countries, possibly because of fears over the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. [34]

  9. American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing ...

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    TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in Tokyo. Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of ...