Archive for May, 2021
Lessons on How NOT to Communicate with the Japanese Posted by eriko1 on May 26, 2021
Not a day is passed without hearing the Tokyo Olympics controversy (論争 ronsou). Approximately 70-80% of the Japanese residents oppose having the games this summer. People are so frustrated (ｲﾗｲﾗする irairasuru) that their voices have been ignored by the government. Approximately 400,000 people have signed a petition so far asking the government and IOC to cancel…
LINE – An Iconic Scene in Japan Posted by eriko1 on May 7, 2021
What’s an iconic (象徴的 shochoteki) scene in Japan? I would definitely say “a LINE” (行列 gyoretu). People line up without any hesitation to get a popular pastry, to eat at a popular restaurant, and so on. There was even a Japanese TV episode, like Twilight Zone, in Japan about this “line” up trait (特性 tokusei). In the…