HOME CUSTOMS IN JAPAN
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off with the shoes
on with the slippers The Japanese traditionally would speak to guests in the entrance hall or else show them to a reception hall or living-room-dining-room area. It very unusual for a visitor to come in the kitchen or the bedrooms and have a look around the house.
Respect and deference to a host is expected in both social and business situations.
Japanese tend to get less sleep than Americans. They tend to get up later and go to work later but work long hours, get home late and go to bed late.