If you’ve ever used a public restroom in Japan, you may have noticed sign placed somewhere inside that reads some variation of the phrase “いつもトイレをきれいにご利用いただき、ありがとうございます”,…

In Japan, it’s not unusual these days to find stores where only one employee does all the work. This kind of operation, known in Japanese…

Public restrooms in Japan and many other countries of the world have pictograms to indicate “men,” “women” as well as a wheelchair pictogram for people…

When you go to the restroom, you’ll usually see a sign indicating entrances for men and women. In Japan, the signs are often pictograms like…