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Please upvote good questions. We cannot advance to commitment phase without at least 40 questions with score of 10 or more. We only have 6 so far. – atlantiza Apr 21 at 2:42

37 Example Questions (4 closed)

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added by Nicolas Raoul Aug 9 '11 at 7:07

Interesting:) Does he? – Herr Kaleun Dec 5 '11 at 14:54

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added by Troyen Aug 9 '11 at 8:03

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added by Flaw Aug 9 '11 at 8:35

Does the web need one more "onsen for dummies" page? – Andrew Grimm Apr 21 at 23:12

up vote 11 down vote

added by Lukman Aug 9 '11 at 10:13

My feeling on this is like 50-50 between culture and language, so I'll leave it to you guys to decide. – Lukman Aug 9 '11 at 10:18

it is definitely a good topic on culture. – Benoit Aug 13 '11 at 6:31

Saying it and knowing its meaning is language; knowing when to use it is culture. In my opinion at least. Also, an interesting addition to this question could be "What if you are eating alone?" – atlantiza Feb 24 at 20:43

up vote 10 down vote

added by Nicolas Raoul Aug 9 '11 at 7:13

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added by Flaw Aug 9 '11 at 14:07

up vote 10 down vote

added by Troyen Aug 13 '11 at 23:04

This seems like something that a lot of people not specifically interested in Japanese culture could benefit from. Even businessmen/businesswomen with no interest in Japanese culture might want to know this. So +1 for a question that can easily bring in visitors. – atlantiza Feb 24 at 20:41

up vote 10 down vote

added by Nathan Ellenfield Aug 15 '11 at 15:20

up vote 9 down vote

added by Ken Li Aug 18 '11 at 23:50

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added by Nicolas Raoul Aug 9 '11 at 7:02

I would say this is on-topic... it is about a Japanese form of art / popular culture. – Nicolas Raoul Aug 11 '11 at 4:46

My understanding is that this is a historical based question, which in my opinion is related to culture. So, I agree with this example question :) – dat5h Aug 11 '11 at 16:48

this is a question on the history of manga. manga is recognized as subculture in Japan. if we don't focus on manga, it will be good. because there are so many things to talk about and we need to build another site – Benoit Aug 13 '11 at 21:39

Actually I saw there is already a site about manga/anime so this question is off-topic – Nicolas Raoul Aug 14 '11 at 1:20

If there is a manga site this would be off-topic here, if there is only a manga proposal then it is on-topic here too until such time that one or both sites exits beta. – hippietrail Nov 7 '11 at 22:07

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up vote 5 down vote

added by Lukman Aug 13 '11 at 14:54

Even though it's about history of Japan, I think this is on-topic because it's asking about westernization, which is a cultural topic. But I'll leave it to you guys to vote whether it's on or off-topic :) – Lukman Aug 13 '11 at 14:57

up vote 5 down vote

added by hippietrail Aug 25 '11 at 21:31

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added by Knu Aug 10 '11 at 11:56

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added by Nicolas Raoul Aug 9 '11 at 7:02

	i think it's about the definition of a word – Benoit Aug 13 '11 at 21:30
	Depends if the definition is "Traditional art of Japanese flower arrangement" or something much larger. – hippietrail Apr 30 at 6:31

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added by hippietrail Aug 25 '11 at 21:35

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added by Knu Aug 10 '11 at 12:03

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added by hippietrail Aug 25 '11 at 21:32

up vote 1 down vote

added by Nicolas Raoul Aug 9 '11 at 7:09

closed as off topic by Lukman, Flaw, jonsca, Benoit, hippietrail Aug 25 '11 at 21:30

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

I'm not sure about this. Tatami room might be a part of Japanese culture, but asking when to replace tatami is more like home improvement to me ... – Lukman Aug 9 '11 at 10:15

@Lukman: you're right! Frankly I wrote it thinking it was on-topic, but it is probably off-topic after all. – Nicolas Raoul Aug 9 '11 at 10:19

Maybe something like "Should I replace my tatami after a certain period even if it still seems fine?" might be a more culture-specific wording. – hippietrail Nov 7 '11 at 22:09

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added by Louis, edited by hippietrail Apr 30 at 6:33

"Last name" is ambiguous in Japanese where the surname comes first and the given name comes last. I changed it to "surname" for clarity. – hippietrail Apr 30 at 6:33

Good point =).. – Louis Apr 30 at 8:15

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added by atlantiza Feb 24 at 20:39

It seems to be important for some computer written input systems too. – hippietrail Apr 30 at 6:32

up vote 1 down vote

added by Andrew Grimm Apr 21 at 23:16

I think the scope of this question needs to be narrowed to "considered sexist by some people in Japan ". Otherwise, it's just a general culture or maybe even general gender studies question completely based on outside cultures. (Maybe you meant this originally but just didn't put it in the title) – atlantiza Apr 27 at 1:51

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added by Lukman Aug 9 '11 at 10:35

closed as off topic by Flaw, Nicolas Raoul, jonsca, asalamon74, Benoit Aug 13 '11 at 21:40

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

economy, not culture. – Nicolas Raoul Nov 30 '11 at 8:53

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added by Troyen Aug 13 '11 at 22:52

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added by Nathan Ellenfield Aug 15 '11 at 15:17

closed as off topic by Knu, Lukman, Nicolas Raoul, hippietrail, Veger Sep 16 '11 at 7:43

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

belongs to existing site "Japanese Language&Usage" – Nicolas Raoul Nov 30 '11 at 8:53

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added by Ken Li Aug 18 '11 at 23:54

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added by froderik Dec 5 '11 at 8:43

I might suggest rephrasing this to be about how prevalent the holy mountains / temples / shrine atop them thing is. Asking what to visit is maybe too travelish more than culturish? – hippietrail Dec 5 '11 at 8:57

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added by Nap Feb 15 at 1:30

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added by atlantiza Feb 24 at 20:48

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added by Andrew Grimm Apr 21 at 23:08

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added by Andrew Grimm Apr 22 at 4:27

I wonder if this question is too loaded/leading. Maybe it should just be "Why do Japanese put money into envelopes?" – atlantiza May 5 at 3:26

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added by atlantiza May 5 at 3:24

I realize that this could be a very sensitive question, but someone told me that the attitude is not always so pleasant... So I'd like to see if this is true or not. – atlantiza May 5 at 3:25