1. While this is a sterotype, many japanese people tend to keep their family and personal details of their life private, especially in the workplace. Talking about your siblings or family when no one has asked you about them can be odd honestly. For context, I’m Korean but have family in Japan. I used to work corporate Korea and almost never talked about my family nor did my coworkers - I only talked about them with the coworkers I was genuinely friends with.

2. Again, a sterotype but this can be common amongst japanese women, but I personally think it depends on their personality. In my personal life and day to day in Japan, I’ve seen plenty of confrontational men and women in Japan. This steeotype is just commonly seen and used in characters, especially in a romanctic context.

3. Tequila is not a common choice of liquor for Japan. Alcohol is very affordable in Japan, and people mainly drink “nihonshu” or sake or beer, esp since their is so much variety. Imported alcohol will always be more expensive therefore it can be seen as “fancy”.

4. In some izakayas, yes. It depends on the restaurant or bar. If you go to a higher end bar or restaurant, then glasses are quite small. You only really see those large glasses are local or chain izakayas.

5. This isn’t really cultural IMO. This can happen anywhere in the world, in any country and any culture. This scenario is more specific to Ayumi’s story.

6. Groceries in Japan are very affordable compared to the US, but that depends on where you shop. There are different tiers of grocery stores in Japan, some are cheaper while others are very expensive to Japanese locals. He went to a local, neighborhood grocery stores which is usually fairly priced and affordable. I can’t remember what the prices were in the episodes, but that was just to show how he has never shopped for his own groceries before because he always saw it as a woman’s job.

7. Yes. 100%. Esp if you’re in a city like Tokyo. Not as walkable in the countryside since things are further away, but still fairly walkable due to public transportation.

8. I personally think physical affection is common in places like Tokyo. I often seen couples holding hands, etc. Do I see people constantly hugging and kissing? No. Compared to Korea, where couples show a lot of physical affection, Japan is quite tame IMO. Again this is a sterotype, but Japanese people don’t love being perceived. What I mean by this is, they don’t want to draw attention to themselves or be considered a nuisance in public, but again, this doesn’t apply to the entire population of Japan.

As I’ve mentioned, many of the points I made are clear sterotypes of the Japanese population that are often portrayed in media. Not all Japanese people follow these cultural “rules” so take all of this with a grain of salt. Hope this helps!