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Articles about Japanese society
On Suki Desu, Japanese society brings together school, work, generation and the rules that are not written down.
On a small court, every stroke changes the team conversation.
Typical JPY prices, how the point system works, and what English-speaking patients should know
Current figures, age differences, and the context behind Japan's average height.
A Japanese service that turns loneliness into a paid companion — and what it reveals about modern Japan.
A country shaped by tradition, discipline and constant reinvention.
What everyday life in Japan reveals about self-control, respect, harmony, and the values still taught in schools.
Numbers, perception, and cultural context around a sensitive topic.
Izumi Miyamura hides piercings under long hair and tattoos under a winter uniform. Baths and workplaces apply their own version of...
Born at Rice University in 1924 and revived on TikTok: how the test is built and what high and low scores actually say.
A guide to the two forbidden words, the terms that replace them, and the paradox of a conservative society with a huge adult...
From the first generation to the fourth: how Japanese names immigrants and descendants living outside Japan.
From school uniforms to Disney parks: the visual cue that someone chose to match on purpose.
From school cleaning and clubs to shouganai: habits that keep Japanese streets composed.
Religion, society, law and the media: where does Japan stand on homosexuality today?
Field notes from living alongside them: how help, distance, hunting, and overwork show up in direct contact.
Why the old idea of a sad Japan persists, and what work, rankings, and daily life actually show.
The seifuku, school dress codes, and what Western observers often get wrong
Structure, contributions, benefits and alternatives of Japan's employee social insurance
From the first drink and the hostess rotation to the final bill, plus the lines that separate kyabakura from snack bars, girl's...
The Japanese word for death from overwork, and the habits that keep it happening.
The cove in Taiji is real. A national Japanese appetite for dolphin is a cartoon built from one town.
The habit mixes polite etiquette, older beauty rules such as ohaguro, and everyday shyness.
Ikemen, grooming, and a gentler ideal — next to the suit you see far more often.
Entenda o conceito de honne e tatemae no Japão, as duas faces do comportamento social e seus efeitos nas relações humanas.
