- Walk to the left
- Quiet in public
- Everyone carries handbags (even men and kids)
- Money is not exchanged hand to hand
- Business cards are held with both hands and read at length
- Service is chronic not acute (it's a way of life)
- Conformity is okay
- Cleanliness is a given
- Building stomach muscles comes easy (from bowing at the waist)....beware of pulling butt muscles though
- Individuality is for kids and after work; blue suits are for all other occasions
- Small is good
- Hotels with multiple restaurants is the standard
- Left is right
- Technology is everyday
- Do not be surprised by heated toilet seats or toilet lids that open upon entering
- Pokémon and Hello Kitty are Japanese
- Do not mistake meekness for stupidity
- Rectangular cellphones + charm = just about everyone
- Colors? Mix and match!
- Tradition trumps technology
- Knee highs are fashionable
- Style is a part of their DNA
- An interaction doesn't end until you are out of sight (i.e., expect the Japanese to wait until the elevator door fully closes before leaving....!)