Tokyo Etiquette & Social Norms
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