Tag: Japanese Social Norms
Yellow Roses and Wagyu: Inside Japan’s Father’s Day
Celebrating Chichi no Hi in Japan
Mi Kasa Es Su Kasa? The Unspoken Rules of Umbrellas in Japan
From unspoken etiquette to environmental headaches—what’s really going on with umbrellas in Japan?
What It’s Really Like to Work as a Hostess in Tokyo’s Kabukicho
Life behind the neon
Your Official “Hometown” Is the Imperial Palace? Welcome to Japan’s Honseki System
The bizarre loophole that's turning castles, stadiums and airports into official family homes
Why So Many Japanese Married Couples Sleep in Separate Beds
Exploring sleep culture, relationship dynamics and how space shapes intimacy in Japan
Does It Feel Weird To Be Naked in an Onsen?
What the Japanese bathhouse can teach us about body image
Are Trains in Tokyo Safe for Women? A List of Women-Only Cars in Tokyo
How to ride public transport safely and report an incident
Japan in New York
Japanese culture outside of the archipelago
Is Japan’s Cultural Aversion to Public Noise Suppressing Its Birth Rate?
Is Japan’s silence pushing families away?
The Door Knockers: Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan
*bing bong*
“They Ripped Up My Resignation Letter”: 1 in 5 Japanese Workers in Their 20s Turn to Resignation Agencies
Young workers turn to resignation agencies for their mental health
Based in Japan: What’s Wrong with Sex Education in Japan?
An interview with sex ed teacher June Low
Japan Now Allows Joint Custody After Divorce—Here’s What Actually Changed
A landmark revision to Japan's Civil Code took effect April 1, 2026, ending a sole-custody system that had been in place for over a century
Being Chinese in Japan
Interviews with Chinese residents in Tokyo
So I Married a Japanese Man…and These Are the Questions I Get
Intercultural relationships come with plenty of rude assumptions.
Shibuya to Introduce ¥2,000 Littering Fines and Mandatory Trash Bins for Restaurants
Shibuya City will introduce on-the-spot littering fines
Based in Japan: Would You Renovate an Akiya in Tokyo?
How Anton Wormann is reviving abandoned houses with a nod to tradition
Things Women Cannot Do in Japan
And why those rules exist and persist
Scrambling Through Shukatsu
Japan’s daunting system of job-hunting for new graduates
Fika in Tokyo: How a Swedish Coffee Ritual Is Helping Professionals Feel Less Alone
Intentional slowness to replace transactional networking.
What Is Japanese Tradition? — Editor’s Letter
Should Japan stay “traditional”?
Why Do Birth Rates Plummet Every 60 Years During the Year of the Fire Horse?
Debunking an old, sexist myth