Japanese Customer: Free hugs catching on in Japan

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"I was surprised by the way people [in Canada] communicated by shaking hands, hugging and expressing their true feelings. It's completely different from Japan, where the primary form of communication is e-mail."Ono, who lived in Canada for a year, said:(talking about free hug campaign)




Source:Public warming to offer of 'free hugs'
The Yomiuri Shimbun, Jan. 22, 2008
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/culture/20080122TDY03104.htm

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