A handful of topics are always guaranteed to spark fierce debate, whether discussed face-to-face or remotely online. They include politics, religion and, er, tipping.
Tipping has not been embraced by society in Japan, but it turns out that’s precisely why the topic flared up last month.
Stationary maker Hi Mojimoji, a company that creates innocuous goods such as keyboard notes that look like animals, recently unveiled a product called “Kimo Tip,” which the company promoted with phrases such as “Japanese tip style.”