Thirty-five years after my first visit, the uniqueness, orderliness, egalitarianism and the theatre of everyday life in Japan still fascinates me. I am always happy to return here, as I did this Thursday.
Even the simplest of gestures, such as the proffering of business cards with two hands and a humble bow, is done elegantly and to a unique script in Japan that would be mocked anywhere else.
(montrealgazette.com)
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