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Do the Japanese Really Eat KFC on Christmas?

Before my first visit to Japan, I was reading blogs everywhere on life there. I happened to stumble on this:  “Christmas in Japan was definitely… Different. Apparently Japanese Christmas is a couple’s holiday like Valentine’s day. It was definitely a different atmosphere. But they really do try to act like Americans, so they eat KFC and cake.”(See her full post here.) I wasn’t so sure myself, … Continue reading Do the Japanese Really Eat KFC on Christmas?

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Do I Need to Know Japanese to Survive in Japan as a Tourist?

When I found out that I was finally getting my chance to live in the land of the rising sun, my mind began racing.  What do I want to see? Where will I stay? Is there anything interesting going on while I’m there? But perhaps the most important question was do they speak English? I started thinking about the English print I had all around me … Continue reading Do I Need to Know Japanese to Survive in Japan as a Tourist?

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