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The yr 2024 will doubtless be remembered as a scorching one (no less than, till subsequent summer season). It was a scorching yr for Japanese tradition abroad, too, and heated debates have been had over an enormous inflow of vacationers. Through all of it, the individuals we spoke to for 20 Questions supplied us cool heads and calm phrases of recommendation, so let’s refresh our recollections on what they mentioned as we close to the yr’s finish.
What have your years of residing right here taught you about Japanese language and tradition? The Japanese don’t all the time articulate their emotions — it’s a really “dot dot dot” society — and also you’re usually simply anticipated to know. You’ve actually obtained to be right here to study it. Though being an arts lover, I do suppose that movies and theater provide some good hints. Gary Perlman, playwright, Nov. 7
