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  2. Bowing in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The formal shin-style zarei is characterized by a 45° inclination of the upper body. In the bowing position, both hands should be fully rested on the floor in a triangle pattern with the tips of the index fingers touching each other. The semi-formal gyō-style zarei involves a 30° inclination of the upper body. Unlike the samurai version ...

  3. Etiquette in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japanese children are taught to act harmoniously and cooperatively with others from the time they go to pre-school. This need for harmonious relationships between people is reflected in much Japanese behavior. Many place great emphasis on politeness, personal responsibility and working together for the universal, rather than the individual, good.

  4. Japanese honorifics - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking to, or referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are attached to the beginning of many nouns.

  5. Valediction - Wikipedia

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    "Goodbye", an English parting phrase used in the West, is a contraction of "God be by ye". [5] "Khuda Hafiz" ("God protect (you)"), used among Iranians and South Asian Muslims "Namaste", parting phrase of Indian origin "Shalom" ("Peace"), used among Jewish parting and greeting phrase

  6. Japanese say final goodbye to assassinated former leader Abe

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    Japanese bid their final goodbye to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday as his funeral was held at a temple days after his assassination shocked the nation. Abe, the country's longest ...

  7. Honorific speech in Japanese - Wikipedia

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    The plain formal and informal styles of verbs are nearly identical, with a few grammatical differences, such as the verb de aru being used as a formal copula, and the preferential usage of verb stems to connect clauses instead of the "te form". Formal language in Japanese also uses different vocabulary and structures from informal language.

  8. Beyond Goodbye - Wikipedia

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    Beyond Goodbye (Japanese: さよならのつづき, Hepburn: Sayonara no Tsuzuki) is a Netflix original Japanese drama series starring Kasumi Arimura and Kentaro Sakaguchi. [2] All 8 episodes were released at once on Netflix on November 14, 2024. [1] The series mainly takes place in Otaru, Hokkaido. [3]

  9. Good-Bye (Sakanaction song) - Wikipedia

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    "Good-Bye" (Japanese: グッドバイ, Hepburn: Guddobai) (Japanese pronunciation:) is a song by Japanese band Sakanaction from their seventh studio album, 834.194 (2019). It was released as a single in January 2014, as a double A-side single with the song " Eureka ".