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Etiquette Series – Smoking Laws and Regulations in Japan

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Japan has a historically big smoking culture. Back in the 1950s to the 1980s, almost half of the Japanese population smoked or consumed tobacco products, with the government even backing and supporting them. However, over the last several years, there have been efforts to ban and restrict smoking around the country. As a result, the smoking rate has dropped to…

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Etiquette Series – Japanese Public Transportation Etiquette

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Japan’s public transportation network is world-renowned for its punctuality and efficiency. Its trains are very rarely late, with an annual average delay of only 0.9 minutes per operational train. It extends throughout the country, from east to west, and north to south, and is a great way to explore a lot of Japan’s best tourist sites and attractions. If it…