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  Why are there more national holidays in Japan than overseas!?

  There is a preconception overseas that the Japanese are hard workers and very serious. But in fact, Japan has…
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  You find your future spouse in Omiai? How to marry in Japan.

  There are generally two processes to marriage-- love marriage and Omiai marriage. This is a old Japanese means…
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  Beauty was defined differently in Old World Japan

  What kind of face do you think of, when you heard the word "beautiful"?  For example, actresses like Mirei Kir…
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  Bon Odori, traditional summer dancing to settle the dead

  In Japan, a lot of Omatsuri (festivals) are held in summer. Omatsuri means ritual to worship Kami (God) or Hot…