Catégorie : Japan
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The Efficient Asian Stereotype Debunked: Discrimination and Racism
“ Me, lazy? I work like a Japanese beaver ! ” that is what our beloved Homer Simpson replied to his wife Marge after she made the remark that he was lazy at work. We laugh. We get the irony. Homer is super lazy, Japanese are super productive. Like the creators of the Simpsons, most…
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Sōkaiya : corruption or Japanese business solution
Summer is the season of annual shareholder meetings in Japan , which means that it is the « season » of sōkaiya . They can then see and hear especially during the boards, » persuading » the shareholders to approve strategies . However, they are far from being as strong- arm. In the field of business, sōkaiya…
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Rickshaw nostalgia, meeting with the japanese past
This article appeared in the latest issue of the magazine Urbania in french, special street. Available paper version , in all outletsor digital version (PDF ) on Urbania Online Store. Even easier; just subscribe ! In Japan , the largest company rickshaw Ebisuya , offers guided tours by rickshaw drivers with rail history … and…
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Aokigahara the japan Suicide forest Video
The Aokigahara Forest is the most popular site for suicides in Japan. After the novel Kuroi Jukai was published, in which a young lover commits suicide in the forest, people started taking their own lives there at a rate of 50 to 100 deaths a year. The site holds so many bodies that the Yakuza…
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I hate gaijins
Something is defacing Japan, and it’s not earthquakes nor the Abenomics. Even during the era where Japan was the number two superpower of the world, Japan remained mostly an encapsulated and hermetic society with a touch of xenophobia. Harmony and cohesion reigned. Since the last ten years though, the country has yielded to outside pressure…
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What Killed the Karaoke Star
During the “Japanese miracle” era, karaoke was a routine in the salarymen’s life, as naturally as doing countless hours of overtime. It has been slowly dying for the last 20 years, and one could even argue that, in fact, it is all but dead. The causes of its demise might not be so obvious. From…
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Sumo season – dos koi! – en direct du Japon
Here is some news from my friend Carl Slater Our Japan Ninja reporter who is now living in Tokyo. follow him http://www.happycurrysuperspeciallunch.com/ Tournoi de sumo à Tokyo It is with my new American buddy that I was going to see a sumo match last September at Ryogoku Kokugikan stadium in Tokyo. It was my first live…
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Friday night in a Japanese suburban City
Live in Japan – Your missing guide I have just received a postcard from my friend Carl T Slater. I met him around 2007 through the website ‘Le japon c’est fusigi’ he was operating at that time. It is a very interesting site that allows us to discover the hidden faces of Japan, with funny smart…