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2. Group dating - Wikipedia

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   Group dating. Group dating is a modern pattern for dating where a group of single people organize a night out, with the hope of forming romantic partnerships. It is most popular in Japan, where it is known as gōkon. In the U.S., group dating is becoming a safer alternative to single dating (especially blind dating ), which also helps to ease ...

3. Customs and etiquette in Japanese dining - Wikipedia

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   Overview. In Japan, it is customary to say itadakimasu (いただきます, literally, "I humbly receive") before starting to eat a meal. Similar to the French phrase bon appétit or the act of saying grace, itadakimasu serves as an expression of gratitude for all who played a role in providing the food, including farmers, as well as the living organisms that gave their life to become part of ...

4. Miai - Wikipedia

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   Miai (見合い, "matchmaking", literally "look meet"), or omiai (お見合い) as it is properly known in Japan with the honorific prefix o-, is a Japanese traditional custom which relates closely to Western matchmaking, in which a woman and a man are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage. The term omiai is sometimes ...

5. Etiquette in Japan - Wikipedia

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   In this case, the etiquette is not to send them a New Year's Greeting either. Summer cards are sent as well. Shochu-mimai (暑中見舞い) cards are sent from July to August 7 and zansho-mimai (残暑見舞い) cards are sent from August 8 until the end of August. These often contain a polite inquiry about the recipient's health.

6. In Japan, the young find dating so hard their parents are ...

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   It’s a steamy summer afternoon in the Japanese city of Osaka, where a group of around 60 men and women have gathered for a session of “omiai,” or matchmaking, to find true love.

7. Japanese tea ceremony - Wikipedia

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   While known in the Western Europe as the "tea ceremony", in the original Japanese fabric and context the practice of tea can be more accurately described as "Teaism". The Japanese tea ceremony (known as sadō/chadō (茶道, 'The Way of Tea') or chanoyu (茶の湯)) is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and ...