one thing that was a surprise to me as an american abroad is how many businesses there aren’t actually in the business of doing business. opportunities? sounds sus, they don’t know her.

My dad's observation about things in America, "many small businesses are SMALL businesses", the owner doesn't really play well with others.

For all the broad appeal and fandom manga has gotten all over the world, Japan's centuries-long cultural isolationism is completely at odds with that fact. This dilemma is also present in their current tourist explosion. Like they want it and not, at the same time.

had a high school poly sci teacher who introduced this term which helped me conceptualize certain business norms over there