Top Ten Reasons to Love Japan

Okay, they curse. Nice to know because I've never heard any Japanese people curse before. I've heard Americans curse like bullets flying (usually in schools). From my experience, the Japanese are very polite and friendly.

FYI, if you don't like Japanese people, I'll tell you this: when I started learning Japanese, I found there's a simple word they say a certain way to sound more polite. I definitely agree with the idea that respect is rooted in their language.

The Japanese are the most respectful, polite, civilized, and modest people that I have known so far. No wonder when they go everywhere, people like to see them with awe.

I used to live in Japan, and let me tell you, it was Utopian to me. Shootings at school almost never happen, and it's so safe that students from first grade normally walk to school with their friends. The culture is awesome, and you should try the food even though it might sound disgusting.

I love Japan! It's my lifelong dream to go to Japan. There is so much I'd like to know about their culture!

I don't know about that, but they do have a structured lifestyle, peace, and eat healthy. I love Japan.

Visit an onsen (hot spring). The people who work there are so nice and respectful.

I heard about an envelope containing 50,000 yen ($500) that was dropped at a bus stop. It was turned in anonymously to a police station, and the person who dropped it was able to retrieve it. Any rewards offered to the anonymous hero were turned down. There are many cases like this - wallets forgotten on train seats are turned in, and cellphones are still there if you leave them on a bench.

I personally had an experience when I was younger. I dropped my toy on the ground in front of someone's house without noticing. On my way home, it had been propped up on their fence, instead of being left on the ground where people might trample on it. Japan is an awesome place!

I have seen a lot of Japanese people, and I can say that their beauty is very kind and makes you feel comfortable. Plus, they are very polite and the most stylish people I have ever met, even if they don't wear extreme clothes.

They are truly beautiful - both inside and outside - and their sense of dressing (judging by odorites

) is beautiful too! Be it western or traditional... I'd like to try on a yukata someday.

Their beauty will make you insecure. Even with the simplest style, you can see that they don't need to decorate themselves heavily.

Japan created Super Mario, the best series ever! They also created Princess Daisy, my favorite video game character!

Rosalina and King Dedede are the two greatest Nintendo characters ever!

I love Nintendo. I love Pokémon, Zelda, Mario, and Animal Crossing. They will always be the greatest video game company on Earth.

I wish American children could be like them. I'm Laotian American, and I try so hard to be disciplined like the Japanese. I can both be proud of my heritage and try to be disciplined like the Japanese.

I'm Japanese, and I don't know if I'm disciplined properly because I lived in Australia for most of my life. For all I know, the schools discipline you a lot, and so do your parents.

Japanese people don't like to be treated rudely, and that's why we don't treat others rudely either. (But I know there are some ugly-minded racist Japanese people, especially on the Internet.) Our traditional teaching in society is, "Don't treat others the way you don't want to be treated." Japanese people who are rude to others are judged as not being properly raised. It's absolutely taboo.

Therefore, many Japanese people like those from other countries who are polite. Such people are treated even better. Impolite people aren't welcome, but we still greet them politely because we strive to be humble, even to those who are rude to us. We tolerate it to the maximum level. However, when we feel disrespected, we might show anger, even though it might not look very scary.

Please don't get angry if you encounter people who don't respond to you or walk away without saying anything when you talk to them. They're often scared of "losing face" by failing to speak English properly. Many Japanese people don't have the opportunity to learn English well in school because English is "Japanized" (like how many cultures and products have been integrated into Japanese culture).

Actually, many Japanese people want to make friends with people from around the world, but being "open-minded" is an exotic and unusual value for many of us. Our culture has long valued humility and secrecy, and showing off abilities is still considered taboo. But because of the Internet, this kind of value is less common than before. For example, young people might ask to take your photo too casually, which might make you feel like an animal in a zoo. Even I was frustrated by that when I returned to Japan. (But if you say "Yamete" - which means "stop it" - they might stop.)

There are surely many things that make people from overseas uncomfortable, and I'm sorry for that. Please forgive your so-called "Galapagos Island in the Far East" (as we Japanese sometimes call ourselves)... more

I visited for a few weeks in April! The quality is outstanding... the food is the best I've ever had! Sushi restaurants are everywhere, and I was never disappointed. I'll be going back for sure!

Hey! I'm Japanese, and I have many friends from different cultures. Also, "Gaikokujin" actually means "other country person."

I live in Japan, and I often hear people call Japanese people racist, but I will tell you this: I'm Black and Japanese, so it's very noticeable that I'm an outsider - I'm American. But I recently started attending a Japanese school, and I couldn't believe it. Everyone loves Americans. They love outsiders because they're different and cool.

They may seem racist because Japanese people are quiet about their opinions, but in their heads, when they see an American, they wish they could be American themselves.

One of the world's tastiest foods, but it's simply just raw fish and rice. It's so tasty yet so simple.

My brother and I LOVE sushi! It's our favorite food!

Not only tasty, but also fresh and healthy.

They are officially our closest Asian ally.