In Japan, be sure to shower before you get into the bath water. And in restaurants, customers are not expected to pay for green tea, but you better stay away from some sushi restaurants unless you have very deep pockets. To speak Japanese properly, Americans must unlearn the habit of dragging out or accenting certain syllables. All syllables in Japanese words are pronounced with equal emphasis.
Graduate degrees can take two or three additional years.
Medical, dental and veterinarian fields require six years of college, he said. Satashi Kishigami said removing shoes at the entrance to a home is important to distinguish between the inside and outside environments. But when you replace your shoes with slippers worn indoors, he said, don't forget to leave them at the door to the bathroom. Bathrooms have separate dressing and bathing rooms, and many people use the same bath water. Baths double as relaxation and socializing time.