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Myths About Japan

15 Japanese Passions   Editor's Pick
You might think that Japanese people are obsessed with Sumo and Cameras but these are not the real Japanese national passions.



If you're a fan of Ninja there's good news and bad news.
In the 1970s their was a crisis in the Japanese public education system: young female students started to develop excessively cute handwriting.
Japan's reputation as a rich (or at least middle class country) has led to a persistent myth that Japanese homelessness is nonexistent or rare.
Why Japan's crazy image isn't deserved.
Kimono undergarments are more dangerous than anyone ever realized.
In Japan, there are 1000 ways to say no.
Like most pulp fiction — the covers are more interesting than the writing. If only Japan were as dangerous and intriguing as the covers suggest.
Many foreign residents of Japan claim to have observed a mysterious Japanese Christmas display.
Let's go find the Harajuku girl.



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