Month: October 2025

How Japan’s Deities Forge “Connections”: The Hidden Network Power of Inari Shrines for Business

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Inari Shrines are the most numerous type of shrines in Japan. There are approximately 30,000 Inari Shrines nationwide, and they exist in almost every region. The head shrine is Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, famous worldwide for its iconic sight of continuous red torii gates. The Inari deity was originally the god of gokoku hojo … Read more

When Your Native Language Is Wearing a Suit, and Japanese Shows Up in Flip-Flops

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You show up to a new language like you’re going to a job interview.Polished, prepared, rules memorized. French feels like “formal attire required.”English is more like “jacket mandatory.”But Japanese? It walks in wearing flip-flops and says,“Rules? Nah, I’m chill. (*’-‘)b OK!” Here’s why that happens — and how your native language has been dressing you … Read more