Japanese standard manners can be strange for those who have different cultural back grounds. Exactly, what Japanese manners make them confuse? Excite News had an interview with some Europeans who…

  Chopsticks are used not only in Japan, but in other countries as well. I guess each country has its own manners and etiquette for handling chopsticks. Today, I would…

  Manners and etiquette are different in each country, and it’s fun to know the variations. Today, I would like to introduce some Japanese manners in a Q&A style. Give…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “A Grotesque Event Happened on the Train” Today’s story-teller is Japanese novelist Shusuke Michio, 36 years old, introduced once before. The story is…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Japanese Don’t Cheek Kiss for Greeting” Today’s story teller is a writer of the Nikkei, Hidemitsu Kishibe, and the topic is cheek kissing….

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “A Manner in Italian Home” Today’s story teller is a natural-life specialist, Noriko Sakou. The first email her son sent from Italy where…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “The Essence of Manner is LOVE” Today’s story teller is a “manner designer”, Noriko Iwashita. The story is when she taught manner to…