Japanese Language (onegaishimasu)
Onegaishimasu is an expression that will prove to be very useful to anyone spending time in Japan. For example, when you get into a taxi, if you say “Akihabara (destination), onegaishimasu,” the taxi will take you to […]
sumimasen
The Japanese word sumimasen is used in a lot of different situations. For example, in instances when you apologize for being late, causing trouble, stepping on someone’s foot, or lightly bumping into someone, sumimasen is used to mean “I […]
Japanese Dating
You might think Japanese dating is special. For example, Japanese boy and Japanese girl (women) go into a coffee shop or a restaurant for dating. The Japanese boy usually says, ” What would you like?” The Japanese girl (women) will answer, “Anything is fine” . In […]
Japanese Male and Female
Japanese do not consider it proper for a Japanese Female to talk more than a Japanese Male in public. Since ancient times it has been believed that a Japanese Female should never express herself verbally, but rather should always quietly carry out […]
Apologize in Japan
When Japanese people apologize, they consider it best to simply bow their head and say, “I am sorry” rather than adding any explanatory defense for what they have done, because they feel that any such defense means […]
Apology Culture in Japan
Japanese people do indeed use a great number of words of apology. Very often, they use an apology in place of words of gratitude.
For instance, an old woman gets on a bus. Someone gets up to […]
Serve a Meal in Japan
When Japanese people serve their guests a meal they often say, “I have nothing at all to offer you, but please eat what there is.” Of course, if there really was not anything to offer, […]
Visit Home in Japan
When Japanese people go to visit the home of an acquaintance, they frequently take a gift, and the greeting that is commonly made when offering such a gift is also strange to foreign ears. We say, […]
First Meet Up
Japanese people also have the custom of asking someone they have just met how many children they have. It seems that foreign women sometimes feel this is an extremely rude question. But it is not an attempt […]
Japanese Language
Some of the things that Japanese people say to each other in the course of their daily lives sound very strange to foreigners. For instance, when we run into an acquaintance on the street, we often say, “Where […]
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