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A foreign man sits alone at an izakaya counter watching a group of smiling salarymen socialising together across the room.
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TATEMAE VS HONNE: THE FACADE THEY'RE ALL IN ON

Understanding tatemae vs honne is the single most important bit of cultural knowledge you can have in Japan. It is the difference between living here and being managed here.

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