#CrossCulturalInsights

“Why Japan?” Series

Why Do Japanese People Use Salt for Purification?

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Japanese Culture

🧘‍♂️The Aesthetics of Silence: How Rei and Ma Shape Japan’s Wordless Communication

Discover Japan’s art of respectful silence and social distance through language, etiquette, and spatial philosophy.