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Read the following CI sample #2 in Japan and give your possible solution for it.

I was working part-time at a sushi restaurant in Japan. When I brought miso soup to someone who was obviously a Western foreign tourist, he almost handed me 100 yen. When I was puzzled, he put it on the tray and I frantically explained to him that tipping is not required in Japan.

What are the issue and the best possible solution to this incident?

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Kazunori Nozawa is a Professor Emeritus and a part-time lecturer at the College of Information Science and Engineering as well as the Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science, Ritsumeikan University in Japan. I have been teaching EFL, Intercultural Communication, and Educational Technology while researching CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) and Intercultural Nonverbal Communication. I'm an ADE (Apple Distinguished Educator) and a GSE (Global Scale of English) Thought Leader. Also CALL-EJ Honorary Editor-in-Chief. (http://callej.org/)

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