Society & Philosophy

Michael Mozzhechkov06.05.2024

Japan has 2.24 million vending machines, making it the country with the most vending machines per capita. Vending machines can easily be found on every street, in hospitals, office buildings, and even on the top of Mount Fuji. On the other hand, the Japanese are constrained in communication and rarely start conversations with strangers. For […]

Tony Rocchi23.01.2024

Historians generally agree that the People’s Will [Народная Воля] suffered a major defeat because it did not overthrow the government after the assassination of Tsar Alexander II on March 1, 1881. At best, the assassination was a Pyrrhic victory because the successful assassination was accomplished at too great a cost for the People’s Will. The […]

Dmitry Litvinov15.12.2023

The clash of different cultures always gives rise to conflict, which has various forms and consequences. Large-scale industrialization and associated urbanization in the USSR led to a massive migration of people from the countryside to the cities. Despite the fact that this process lasted for decades, overall it went quite quickly. While in 1917 about […]

Yuri Chekalin21.08.2023

In Japan, many things are deeply symbolic. For example, every dish that is served on the New Year’s table has its own meaning. Therefore, it is easy to guess that gifts also have a hidden meaning in this country. And if you present a gift to a person older than you (by rank or age), […]

Yuri Shekhunov17.09.2022

Naoko Watanabe, 90, has been living alone in her tiny Tokyo apartment for 20 years. After the death of her husband, a teddy bear donated by the local authorities became her best friend. The soft toy has become like a native, you can caress it and stroke it. And in case of an emergency, press […]

Igor Koroteev31.05.2022

It is pointless to look for a way out in a hopeless situation — it is not there. However, history knows many examples when, in force majeure circumstances, a strategist changed the circumstances themselves and already in them, instead of avoiding losses, received new great opportunities. 60 years of the XI century AD the Song […]

Igor Koroteev12.05.2020

The persistent interest in Japan among the Russian people is not very similar to the craving for exotic. About forty years ago, it was still possible to amaze the imagination of my compatriot with bright miracles. But now … Millions of Russians have already traveled to all parts of the world, but interest in Japan […]

Serg Levine01.05.2020

The desire for success in relations with Japanese companies requires knowledge of some of the unique customs of this surprising country. It’s sometimes difficult for an assertive foreign businessman to understand the logic of the events taking place with him/her in the Land of the Rising Sun, especially during a trip that he/she sincerely considered […]

Leon Pufferson22.04.2020

The world is great! Yes, world is just huge! And diverse and rich. But you didn’t notice the main thing. The world divided. The world has long been divided. Divided into oceans and continents, land and sky, and, of course, divided into countries. People have long divided this World, and it is no longer common, […]

President’s Treat

The People’s Will: Victory or Defeat?

Genesis of “Urban Conflict”

Gifts Not to Give in Japan

Traditions of the Land of the Rising Sun: Old People in Japan Always have Honor and Respect

Go — the Art of Power Over Circumstances

Daruma and Vanka

Japanese Business Etiquette is Based on Respect for a Partner

The World Divided

The Deal of the Century for Trump the Peacemaker

Fasting

The Glory of the World

The Paradox of Russian Central Bank