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Japan Times readers sound off on courtesy, blackface and education

A selection of letters about recent stories on the Community pages.

Nothing to sniff at: Mark Gottlieb's Dec. 6 article about courtesy took aim at incessant sniffling, among other things. | GETTY IMAGES

Feb 21, 2018

Japanese exemplify courtesy

Re: "In Japan, rarefied manners abound but courtesy is less common" by Mark Gottlieb (Foreign Agenda, Dec. 6, 2017):

I am writing to you to protest vehemently against the unbelievable article about Japanese "discourtesy." I was astonished because it directly contradicts one of my most vivid experiences during my visits to Japan.

Japan Times readers sound off on courtesy, blackface and education

A selection of letters about recent stories on the Community pages.

Japanese exemplify courtesy

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