Things not to do while living in Japan

If you are planning to work and live in Japan, please note the following things!

Littering

Japan is famous for its civility and cleanliness. If you come to Japan, you will find that littering is a very rare thing. This comes from the consciousness of the Japanese people and comes from the strict provisions of the law. You can be fined if you are caught littering in the wrong place in Japan.

In most Japanese cities, the government installs a lot of trash cans with eye-catching and easy-to-see shapes so that you can throw your trash in the right place everywhere in the city.

Please throw your trash in the right place when you come to Japan or you don't want to be fined

Giving tips

In Vietnam or some other countries when going to restaurants or service providers, it is quite normal to tip the staff, but in Japan it is completely the opposite.

Waiters in Japan will be confused if you tip them. Inadvertently giving your tip can lead to some unnecessary trouble. Employees who receive tips will feel guilty because it looks like they didn't do a good job, some even see it as demeaning themselves.

Wear shoes inside the house

This is one of the things the Japanese are very unhappy about. When you come to Japan you will see before entering the interior area of ​​the house there will be an area called "genkan".

The “genkan” is where guests take off their shoes and neatly stack them on one side, or on a shoe rack. Not only entering the house, but many places in Japan also have regulations to remove shoes before entering temples, pagodas, some restaurants, offices ...

Shake hands

Most Japanese people know the habit of shaking hands when meeting Westerners, but that is not the way they greet each other. Instead of shaking hands, bow about 90 degrees when meeting new people if you want to show courtesy and respect. If you are meeting an elderly or high-status person, a deep bow will be most appropriate.

If you are meeting an elderly or high-status person, a deep bow will be most appropriate.

Talking on the phone on the train or making noise in public

Talking on the phone on a train in Japan is considered a bad act

This is one of the darkest things in Japan. If you are traveling on a train and have a phone, you will reject the call, get off the train and call back because in Japan, talking on the train is considered rude when it will affect other passengers, especially is if you speak too loudly.

In addition, making noise in public places is similar, which is considered a lack of delicacy and rudeness.

Calling the name of a new acquaintance

People who know and are close to Japanese people often call their names with a suffix such as a friend, colleague, or a new acquaintance, instead of calling them by name, call them individually with the suffix "san".

For people younger than me, depending on the gender, the accompanying word will change, for the boy it is "kun" and the girl is "chan". Teachers or superiors should be called "Sensei". If you are talking to someone of great or important status you can use the suffix "sama" to show respect.

Play with chopsticks while eating

Playing with chopsticks while eating in Japan is considered disrespectful to the person inviting you to eat or the host. In addition, at the dining table in Japan, you should not pick up food or use chopsticks to pick up food.