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Five reasons there’s no tipping at restaurants in Japan soranews24.com

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 5 years, 8 months ago

The bottom of the receipt reads:“Following the custom in Japan, [this restaurant]’s service staff are fully compensated by their salary.
So let’s take a look at how Japanese restaurants amanage to function without earning a single yen in gratuities.
Tipping isn’t part of Japanese cultureA lot of cultural guidebooks claim that tipping is considered “rude” in Japan, but that’s not really the case.
But Japan does have a form of pseudo-tippingIn Japan, there’s no need to pay anything more than the amount on your bill.
But if you work at a Japanese restaurant, you’re likely to get at least one meal a day taken care of.