japan popular culture
popular culture in Japan got influenced a lot by traditional culture for instance the popular art style in japan called manga witch you can see nearly everywhere in japan from in shops to papers to schools books it has a history dating back to the 10th century named Chōjū giga translating to the animal scrolls which looked and was a bit like the manga of today but without colour or the detail.
a lot of the Japanese entertainment culture is made for fast entertainment in if you are in a train in japan it is moats likely to see someone playing something on his phone reading a manga or listening to music manga (yes manga again it’s a big part of jap culture) is a lot of times available in black and white for throw away use in not too big issues for about 0.75 eurocents each.
The astatic that is valued moats in japan is kawaii (its pronounced ka-wa-ee) (that was not a grammar mistake it has 2 i's) meaning cute and beautiful it’s used to describe people (including adults) and animals. kawaii is more likely to be used to describe a woman than a man young man get more often the description of kakkoii (pronounced kak-ko-ee) meaning good looking and cool. A growing trend in the Japanese market are cute mascots for instance the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department mascot (seen below).
japanease food
food in japan is in western countries moistly associated with noodles, rice, fish, speeches, long thin meat and maybe some beans, and well that is pretty accurate all of those are popular and normal meals in japan but there diet also exists out of some western foods from time to time but if you are searching from a typical [place your country here if you live outside japan] meal you won’t come a lot closer than the stuff you will find all around the world (hamburgers, croissants, cupcakes, chocolate and that kind of stuff). Fast food in japan is an interesting thing to compare to western fast food it is almost a completely other menu but also looks a lot like the ones in the western world for instants a Japanese McDonalds hot dog has almost the same ingredients as a American one but with a sauce that looks like a salad and the typical McDonalds sauce.
A BBQ in Japan is not even close to the western one in Japan it looks a bit like what we in the Netherlands call gourmetten I don’t know how it is called in English because google translate dos not work on this word. In this kind of BBQ the hole group (not counting kids under about 7 8 9 years) grills or bakes on a mini BBQ their own food from pancakes in tiny pans to fish and mini steaks. The food is of course a lot smaller than by a normal meal and the meal exists a lot of times exist out of a lot of portions thanks to that. This kind of BBQ has of course salad because it’s healthy and full of good stuff. in japan there are these kind of restaurants with the BBQ in the table and with a typical Japanease menu a checklist to order your items you just fill the boxes for what you want to eat on your menu and give it to the waiter(es).
A BBQ in Japan is not even close to the western one in Japan it looks a bit like what we in the Netherlands call gourmetten I don’t know how it is called in English because google translate dos not work on this word. In this kind of BBQ the hole group (not counting kids under about 7 8 9 years) grills or bakes on a mini BBQ their own food from pancakes in tiny pans to fish and mini steaks. The food is of course a lot smaller than by a normal meal and the meal exists a lot of times exist out of a lot of portions thanks to that. This kind of BBQ has of course salad because it’s healthy and full of good stuff. in japan there are these kind of restaurants with the BBQ in the table and with a typical Japanease menu a checklist to order your items you just fill the boxes for what you want to eat on your menu and give it to the waiter(es).
Japan greetings
It is common knowledge that in Japan the standard greet is a bow about 15 degrees this bow can be combined with greets like "ohayo goziamasu" good morning or "conichi wa"(hello good afternoon). a 30 degrees bow for more official places and when entering one like on a casual party, a business meeting or in a lounge (hotel / big business) the sentences from the 15 degrees one can be used but are a bit less common, and a 45 degrees bow if you are really thankful or if you make an apology remember this is only a greet if someone really important or just really important to you (like a king or someone that saved you from a lot of trouble) or if you just really appreciate him DO NOT USE THE LAST ONE AS A GREETING WIFH A GREETING SENTINCE YOU WILL LOOK LIKE An IDIOT.