A Japanese phone user (in the shadows, center) conducts a call facing the wall – the body language of making a phone call.



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Shoe formation from a classroom’s worth of pupils taking off their slippers at the entrance to the room. The importance, or otherwise of wearing the …
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A cable that runs between the body of this Japanese toilet and the seat – to power the under-seat heating. Having an exposed cable is …
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Menu title written in English, menu items in Japanese, tax written in English, numbers in Hindu/Arabic/Western. What we know,what we assume our customers know.
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The tools to discover the location of resources whether you’re in a hurry to find helicopter landing pad (on the Tokyo hospital roof, above) or …
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Taxi drivers in Japan can work exceedingly long hours – and its not uncommon to find drivers asleep on the reclined seat, with the engine/heating/air-con …
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