People on the street in Japan explain the reasons why they sometimes have to tell white lies in social situations.
▼ Take a look at some explanations of honne and tatemae in the video below.
Whereas …

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 22:25 | All, JapanEast Japan Railway Co. is looking to introduce "walkthrough" ticket gates at stations that will enable passengers to access gates via a specialized smartp…

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(Cartilage tissue created fom human iPS cells.
The new treatment is hoped to help treat patients with damaged or degenerated cartilage due to injuries and illnesses.
Cartilage tissue covers joint bon…

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My first “Pokémon” experience was “Pokémon GO,” more of an augmented reality sensation than a proper “Pokémon” adventure.
Even though there’s moves that poison the opponent, we still make those effec…

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In Japan ‘Love Hotels’ are a lot like roadside motels, designed with the express purpose of facilitating ‘relations’ between Japanese couples who still live at home, and have no access to a bedroom a…

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Kissatens -- faux European-style coffee houses -- are the birthplace of Kyoto's thriving cafe culture.
The classic kissaten is retro in design: mirrors, dark paneling and elaborate light fixtures and…

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These parlors of pomp may have taken inspiration from the storied coffee houses of Vienna and Budapest, but the pleasures they evoke are distinctively Japanese.
If you didn’t experience the heady exc…

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Total Recall is a look back at the history of video games through their characters, franchises, developers and trends.
In January of 1992, a novel—not a manga, a novel—was released in Japan based on …

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This was the dawn of Japan's "bullet train" era, widely regarded as the defining symbol of the country's astonishing recovery from the trauma of World War II.
The Shinkansen network has expanded stea…

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Japan's first bullet train left Tokyo in 1964 running an average of 80 mph.
High speed lines now run all over the world and the newest ones are pushing 370 mph.
Source: CNN

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