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I studied in Tokyo from 2010 to 2014 and noticed a lot of cultural differences between Japan and my country so to deal with my culture shock, I started creating comic strips about them. I hope my comics will help more foreigners like myself understand Japan and the Japanese people better, as well as increase awareness about some changes in behavior we might have to make when we visit. These comic strips were selected from a collection of over 300 that I created between 2012 and 2015 and posted on my Facebook page. I also compiled these illustrations into two books: "Eva, Kopi and Matcha" and "Eva, Kopi and Matcha 2.0" which are available on Amazon and other eBook platforms (Kindle, iBooks, Google Books, Kobo).

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Amazing Clean Toilets

Amazing Clean Toilets

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    No Service Charge And Tips

    No Service Charge And Tips

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    #3

    Eating Noodles

    Eating Noodles

    Slurping noodles to eat in Japan is perfectly fine and it is said that they will taste better too.

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    #4

    Station Masters

    Station Masters

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    #5

    Picking Up Your Own (And Others) Trash

    Picking Up Your Own (And Others) Trash

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    #6

    Baths

    Baths

    Japanese enjoy taking hot baths too, especially hot spring baths. (monkeys are there for humor, you won't get to dip with any, sorry!)

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    #7

    Japanese Service

    Japanese Service

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    #8

    Toilets

    Toilets

    The toilets are always wet in Malaysia and there's always no toilet papers.

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    #9

    Fruits

    Fruits

    Anybody bought the expensive Japanese fruits before? Like the melon or the insanely priced grapes...

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    #10

    The Last Stop

    The Last Stop

    If you fall deep asleep on the bus in the US, it may be your last stop...

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    #11

    Vending Machines

    Vending Machines

    There are vending machines almost everywhere, even at places where life-forms doesn't seem to exist.

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    #12

    Celebrating Christmas

    Celebrating Christmas

    Strangely Japanese celebrates Christmas not with turkey and ham, but with KFC...

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    #13

    Curry

    Curry

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    Clean And State-Of-The-Art Japanese Toilets

    Clean And State-Of-The-Art Japanese Toilets

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    #15

    Smartphones

    Smartphones

    You can't turn off camera shutter sound on Japanese smartphones due to privacy and upskirt photo taking.

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    #16

    Tattoos

    Tattoos

    If the tattoo is small, it can be covered with plaster to enter into the public bath houses or swimming pool.

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    #17

    Getting Off The Train

    Getting Off The Train

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    #18

    Kids After Finishing Their Food

    Kids After Finishing Their Food

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    #19

    Active Elderly

    Active Elderly

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    #20

    Seven Wonders Of Japanese

    Seven Wonders Of Japanese

    The 7th wonder can be found on my FB or blog.

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    #21

    Train Etiquette

    Train Etiquette

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    #22

    Sayonara

    Sayonara

    "Sayonara" means goodbye but has a sense of finality to it, so don't use it to your clients!

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    #23

    Stairs

    Stairs

    There is a great number of staircases and very few escalators and lifts at smaller train stations.

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    #24

    Impressive Customer Service

    Impressive Customer Service

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    #25

    Office Toilet

    Office Toilet

    I went to a Japanese company for an interview before I decided to leave Japan. When I went to the ladies toilet, I saw a nice wooden locker cabinet mounted on the wall with small compartments. I know Japanese are very particular about hygiene but to see a locker for toothbrushes and sanitary stuff is a whole new world for me...

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    #26

    Designated Smoking Area

    Designated Smoking Area

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    #27

    Sushi Rice

    Sushi Rice

    Somehow sushi rice will fall off when you eat outside of Japan...

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    #28

    Japanese Speak English

    Japanese Speak English

    Based on the real story at a sushi restaurant...

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    #29

    Kids In Trains

    Kids In Trains

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    #30

    Hairdresser

    Hairdresser

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    Note: this post originally had 60 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.