1.18 I want everyone to know about Japan

 These days I didn't have anything special, so today I'll rite down two topics which I want to tell to my international friends and Canadian.

Religions

 My friend asked me "what's your religion?" and I said "I'm not religious." When I said that, he was so surprised. This experience made me interested me religions.
 In Japan, there are two big religions. One of them is Shinto which is a Japanese traditional religion. The other is Buddhism. Almost all Japanese belong to both or one of them. However the majority of Japanese people don't recognize a sense of belonging to religions, and they also consider themselves to have no religions. I also think I have no religion< but on new year's day I go to a temple and a shrine to worship with my family every year. It's a part of belonging to religions. We respect many religions idea and rituals, they think these are mere culture. But it doesn't really matter in Japanese society is also true.

Differences between Japanese and Canadian when they talk with some 
one 
In Japan there is a famous word "空気を読む" which means "feel atmosphere where I am"or "sensitive to the situation". People say it's important to do that because people don't like to act independently and they sometimes prioritize the group over the individual. When we speak Japanese, we always have in mind who we are, are with and where, what's the situation, and then we think what I have to do now. Just waiting without any words is a way to tell what I want to say to others in Japan. However in Canada it's important to state own opinions. when you want to tell some one something, we have to speak!