In Japan, slurping loudly while eating noodles shows that the food is delicious. It's actually considered rude not to slurp!
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The CEO of Japan Airlines makes $90,000 a year, less than the pilots. During an interview, he said "We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics."
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In 2012, as phone booths become increasingly obsolete because of mobile phones, a Japanese artist has turned several booths in Osaka into aquariums.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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In Japan, it is tradition for husbands to get a monthly allowance from their wives.
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