Category Archives: culture

on cultural generalizations

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Matt

Some people say stuff like this … Japanese use chopsticks. Okay, that’s probably true. I mean, I actually have met some Japanese that don’t, believe it or not. But it’s a harmless, certainly useful, generalization. If you’re going to Japan, … Continue reading →

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Honesty in Japan

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Matt

This whole “culture of deceit” thing at debito.org is really appalling. Here is Debito’s editorial. Here are some responses in the Japan Times, mine is one of them. I made many comments on Debito’s blog about this. I went so … Continue reading →

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Debito writes about the flyjin controversy

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Matt

But it’s the NJ who got it particularly bad, since the worst critics were from within their own ranks. The word “fly-jin,” remember, was coined by a foreigner, so this meanness isn’t just a byproduct of systematic exclusion from society. … Continue reading →

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Janne In Osaka: Pocky – Mikado

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Matt

Pocky in Paris? Really — neat article along with a review: Janne In Osaka: Pocky – Mikado. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it

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