"Leeann E" <clogwogs1__optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> A relative of mine is going to Tokyo to work  for 12 months soon.  I was
> curious as to what basic advice you would give to someone new to the
country
> and culture.
> ie food, customs, personal security and safety adnthing else that may be
> relavant.

Bring underarm deoderant.

Amazingly, most people come to Japan thinking that it's an industrialized
country, yet without an affective underarm deoderant in the stores, it's
hard to justify the claim.