- Japan has avoided the western habit of tipping for decades.
- The Tip Project, an attempt to introduce tipping to Japan, has failed.
- Tipping culture in the US commands tens of billions of dollars in the food and drink industry alone.
- Tipping is difficult to explain from a purely self-interested consumer perspective.
- The refusal to embrace tipping in Japan may indicate varying faith in capitalism.
Japan remains free from the tyranny of tipping
A recent attempt to kick-start the practice has floundered
Leo Lewis
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