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A Japanese tourism board has called on foreign tourists to refrain from public “belching or flatulence” in an etiquette guide said to have been hastily rewritten following complaints from a Chinese resident.
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The Hokkaido Tourism Organization, which represents Japan’s northern-most island, published a downloadable brochure on its website, with instructions on everything from public bathing to using a Japanese toilet.
However, “Common Sense When Traveling in Hokkaido” upset a Chinese resident who claimed the diagrams featuring examples of bad behavior were offensive, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported.
The complaint prompted a new, foreigner-friendly version with softer explanations of Japanese customs. In the updated guide available in Chinese and English, gone are the large “X”-marks next to cartoon illustrations of tourists committing, from a Japanese perspective, embarrassing gaffes, such as putting used toilet paper into the waste bin — the general custom in China — instead of flushing it away.
According to The Japan Times newspaper, the original booklet published last August was targeted at Chinese tourists, including a reminder not to open products before buying them when shopping.
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