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Cultural Notions of Time

Tokyo: Tokyo time
A sign, with less to do with cultural notions of the elasticity of time, and more to do with having transiting passengers arrive late. The …



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28 Apr 2012

In: Cultural Norms
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Contexts of Use

15 Sep 2010



Something that raises nary a smile from travelers passing through Narita airport, yet immediately familiar to anyone whose lived in a Japan where nets are …
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A Fear of Reconnecting

21 Nov 2007

In: Today's Office
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Travelers arriving home to Japan are often greeted by a backlog of multimedia messages – in this instance 35 spam messages pitching sex industry services. …
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