Etiquette in Japan been used. In Japanese restaurants, customers are given a rolled hand towel called "oshibori". It is considered rude to use the towel to wipe the face or neck; however, some people, usually men, do this at more informal restaurants. Nonwoven towelettes are replacing the cloth "oshibori". In any situation, an uncertain diner can observe what others are doing; and for non-Japanese people to ask how to do something properly is generally received with appreciation for the acknowledgment of cultural differences and expression of interest in learning Japanese ways. When using toothpicks, it is good etiquette to cover one's mouth with
A Japanese Tragedy the first to focus on the plight of Japanese wives. Kinoshita won both the Mainichi Film Award and Blue Ribbon Award for best screenplay in 1954. Mochizuki won the 1954 Mainichi Film Award for best actress. A Japanese Tragedy , also known as Tragedy of Japan, is a Japanese film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita and released in 1953. Kinoshita interspersed newsreel footage within the film in an attempt to relate the story of the film to the wider context of Japan's post-war difficulties. The film tells the story of a mother, played by Yūko Mochizuki, who had to raise two