A couple of really funny Japanish moments… the first one captured on the tube and the second at some nightclub in Shibuya.

This one says: ‘To live better is to be dressed better’

As for this one… sorry it’s a bit blurry but here goes for those who can’t see too well.

- It fights regardless of the victim or the assailant and the damage is caused
- It is taken a picture without permission
- The medicine is brought in and it uses it regardless of legality and illegal
- Forcible Nampa and the solicitation act are done
- It invades the private room rest room by the plural
- Additionally it is not possible to get it according to the employee’s

Enough to make you feel dizzy before you even step in the club!

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written by Laurent

One of the things that really strikes you about Japan in the first few weeks of living here is the politeness… and in a sense you kind of expect it too especially if you’ve read up on the country and its culture, so it’s easy to have this assumption that politeness is a trait of the Japanese.

I got fairly pissed with my good friend Sam the other night and we had a lenghty discussion about this, seeing as he’s been living here for a few years and has more of an insight into the culture than I do. And some interesting things came out.

The main one is that while Japan is an overly polite society on the surface, this politeness is only really omnipresent in the service industry - but as a foreigner, chances are your main (and sometimes only) points of contact in Japan are going to be in the service industry - whether it’s a convenience store, train station, shop etc…

I know a few people here, foreigners and Japanese, but outside of that the most contact I’ve had with Japanese people is in those situations. And the thing is that while people are overly polite you soon come to realise that it’s not quite what it appears to be on the surface.

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written by Laurent