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Oct 7, 2025

Mind your manners!

On October 7th, more so than any other day, you may want to mind your manners! Because today is "Manners Instructor Day". Yes, there is such a thing as a "manners instructor" in Japan and if you don't mind yours you may end up having to visit such an instructor to polish up your manners!


The day was established by a manners instructors assocation in Osaka. In fairness, the day is not about checking people's manners, but to raise awareness that there is such a thing as manners training and possibly encourage people to take an interest in the job of manner instructors. The reason it is October 7th, 107; "10 = Maru" and "7 = Na", which sort of reads "manners". 


Reportedly, several companies use Manners Instructors for training days, and often around this time of year. I wonder what we might call them in English, because I don't think there is such a thing as a "Manners Instructor". Maybe a "Business Etiquette Coach". What do you think?


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BigfamJapan

BigfamJapan

Former nickname was "Saitama". Changed it to save confusion on place review posts! Irish, 20+ years in Japan! I also write on my personal website: insaitama.com


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