Good Manners Become the Victim of Mass Tourism in Japan

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New visitors to Japan have become increasingly uninterested in the cultural aspects of the country, and show no inclination to observe rules of etiquette.

Ben and Burke discuss some simple common ways to behave in public so as not to disturb the harmony of the Japanese, who put great value into societal manners and etiquette in the way they live their lives.

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