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Naomi Moriyama wrote on Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Talking about living so long and so healthy for most Japanese, food is not the only answer. Another factor is the automatic workout they get in their everyday lives. ‘The Japanese are in good health and in excellent shape’, announce Time Magazine in 2004 cover [...] 3 Proverbs that Describe Japanese Concepts : 1. 以心伝心 ishin-denshin = shared communication that need no words. 2. 温故知新 onko-chishin = preserving and respecting doctrines and manners handed down from old times helps one understands the new. 3. 石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo san nen = a cold stone becomes warm if one sits on it for three years. [...] Unlike in Western countries, a signature is not legally binding in Japan. Withdrawal slips at banks, appications to government offices and all kinds of formal documents are stamped with a hanko (also called inkan) or seal, after the person’s name. Hanko are made of wood, ivory, bone, crystal, stone or other material and are carved with [...] Although there is generally no tipping in Japan, some people do give the attendants or cooks some money as a sign of appreciation when staying in the traditional Japanese inns known as ryokan or at traditional restaurants. This money, known as kokorozuke, is usually placed in special envelopes which can be purchased at a stationer’s rather [...] Japanese people who have been blessed with rich nature have the “nature worship” as their roots. The “nature worship” is the feeling of awe of nature and a gratitude to its blessings which has two opposite faces. This includes a gentle face and horrible face. Japanese people adopted the rythm in life of a rice [...] |
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