All Entries Tagged With: "Japanese Society"

Bad Japan - TV Advertisements

One thing which became evidently clear when I originally moved to Japan was the sheer difference in advertising methods compared to my home country, Australia.  Adverts back home are all re-hashed versions of themselves; they all scream “Bargain!” and thankfully we’ve learned to ignore most of them.  The only advertising trick which seems to work [...]

Japanese People and Society

Are Japanese People Really Polite?

The majority of Japanese people, like most people from other countries are courteous and polite (actually, they’re very polite). However, compared to other societies, there’s a different type of breeze in the air if you take my meaning. Japanese society insists that at all times people are mindful and take other people’s [...]