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Japan: A Culture of Convenience

Japan: A Culture of Convenience

Japan is unlike any country in the world. Heck, Tokyo is unlike any metropolis in the world. One of the first things you’ll notice while you’re settling into the world’s largest metropolis is that there are convenience stores EVERYWHERE. According to my Japanese professor, there are over 7,000 convenience stores in Tokyo alone; that’s more…

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Experiencing Japanese Culture: My Trip to the Hotel Green Plaza Hakuba/Cortina Ski Resort

Experiencing Japanese Culture: My Trip to the Hotel Green Plaza Hakuba/Cortina Ski Resort

The weekend of February 9-12, 2018 was an undergraduate holiday at TUJ, meaning we had no school on Friday or Monday. While I am not sure why they decided to take Friday off, the reason we have no school on February 12 is because that’s Japan’s National Founding Day, or basically their Fourth of July.…

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An Observation As A Gaijin (Foreigner) in Japan

An Observation As A Gaijin (Foreigner) in Japan

When landing in Japan, one of the first things you will probably notice is that Japan is… Japanese. According to data from the CIA world factbook (see citation), Japan is 98.5% Japanese, about 0.5% Chinese, 0.4% Korean, and the remainder “other”, although other consists of a considerable amount of Americans, Europeans, etc. Due to Japan’s…

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