Japanese Phrases
Ohayou, Konnichiwa, Konbanwa: the Clock Decides
Konnichiwa is not an all-purpose Japanese hello. The right greeting depends on daylight, your relationship, the setting, and whether a work shift is just beginning.
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Japanese Culture
Bowing in Japan: The Three Angles Explained
Eshaku, keirei and saikeirei - fifteen, thirty and forty-five degrees. A visitor spends almost the whole trip inside the first one, and here is when that stops being true.