Japan Informer

  The Japanese don’t sleep. This is what everyone – the Japanese above all – say. It’s not true, of course. But as a cultural and sociological statement, it is very interesting. I first encountered these intriguing attitudes to sleep during my first stay in Japan in the late 1980s. At that time Japan was at the peak of what became known as the Bubble Economy, a phase … [Read more...] about The Japanese art of (not) sleeping

When a relationship turns sour, it’s often hard to face the reality that a break-up might be on the cards for you and your partner. Dealing with the demise of a relationship is something that people approach in all sorts of ways, and while we all hope for a certain level of emotional maturity and mutual respect during the process, unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that … [Read more...] about Japanese women reveal the worst ways they’ve been dumped by their partners

Japanese TV Show Asks 'Can You Tell What's Chocolate And What Isn't?' Can You Tell What's Chocolate and What Isn't? Asks Japanese TV Show. Perhaps, this gentleman is biting a door handle. Or perhaps, he is eating a door handle made of chocolate. In Japan, "sokkuri sweets" ("sokkuri" or そっくり means "looks like") are deserts and confectionaries that look like other things. … [Read more...] about Japanese TV Show Asks ‘Can You Tell What’s Chocolate And What Isn’t?’

But all that ardent admiration still doesn’t mean you actually know anything about the moon, does it? That’s not too far from the relationship some men have with women’s breasts, according to this list of 11 things Japanese women wish more men understood about their chests.Internet portal My Navi Woman recently polled its female users, asking them for their suggestions for a … [Read more...] about 11 things Japanese women want men to know about their breasts