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Sep 2015
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Podcast 03: How to apologize in Japanese

ALEX BROOKE
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As discussed in Top 10 Etiquette Mistakes in Japan, there are two golden rules for apologising in Japanese: 1) If it’s your fault apologize. 2) If it’s not your fault, apologize. I’m half joking but Japanese people tend to apologize more frequently than westerners. As they say in Japan: とりあえず謝る – toriaezu ayamaru (Whatever happens) […] 
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