Is Japan’s economy really facing a ‘Death Blow’ from China’s tough measures, such as the rumored ‘Ban on Chinese visitors’ and the actual ‘Seafood Import Stop’?
News headlines are filled with fear-mongering: “This is the end of the Japanese economy!”
Hold on a minute.
Is the situation really as dire as they say?
And behind this political drama, what is the real storyregarding the long-standing “Chinese tourist etiquette issue”?
Have you ever felt that nagging confusion: “Why are our customs so different, even though we are neighbors?” or “Why can’t we just understand each other?”
To uncover the ‘unvarnished truth’ from across the sea, we spoke to an extraordinary figure.
👤 The Interviewee: Mr. Sun (Alias), The Unnaturalized “Permanent Resident Master”
Mr. Sun, 35, graduated from a Japanese university and has been a high-performing employee at a major Japanese corporation for 15 years.
He holds Permanent Residency, deliberately choosing not to naturalize.
This makes him the perfect person to speak from both the “inside” and the “outside” of Japanese society.
He is fluent in Japan’s realities, possesses a good economic standing, and enjoys the best of both worlds—China and Japan. His perspective is a critical benchmark for decoding the future of Sino-Japanese relations.
We threw down the gauntlet with tough, no-holds-barred questions:
“What is your honest opinion of Japan?”
“What are the ‘mystery rules’ of Japan from a Chinese perspective?”
“Are the differences in etiquette due to culture or education?”
Please, put aside the barrier of “prejudice” for a moment and read this multi-part series.
What you will find is the humorous, and occasionally poignant, ‘reality of a 35-year-old Chinese man’ that many Japanese people have never known.
🛑 Part 1: Will Japan Really Suffer if Chinese Tourists Stop Coming?
