In Japan, the kinds of subjects and the (require/ required) hours of study for each subject are determined by each school district.

According to the author, most Japanese dishes are vegetarian (friend /friendly).

Taking a bath is unique (against / to) Japanese culture.

3. Even after having (lived / living) in Japan for quite a while, the author still prefers bathing to showering.

In the U.S., companies must give their employees 30 days of (pay / paid ) time off.

The mamachari bicycle has not changed at all (from /since) its inception in the 1950s.

Many elementary schog/s in America do not give (its /their) students homework

In Western countries, bicycles are (most / mostly) used to run errands.

Foreigners teaching in Japan feel that having students (clean /to clean) the school is a waste of time.

Foreigners are often (surprising (surprised) that people can sleep on trains, despite there being so much noise around them.

In America, some students can take university-level courses even before they graduate (away / from ) high school.

One reason (gives /given) for why Japanese can sleep in public is that Japan is sater than many other countries.

Unlike vegetarians, vegans do not eat or drink things (like / similar) cheese or milk.

Japanese women generally do not seem to be (bother / bothered) by gender segregation in the workforce.

3. Research shows that doing more homework helps students (improve l improved ) their grades.

Almost all college athletes eventually (play / plays) for professional sports teams.

In Japan, it is illegal to work more (over / than) eight hours per day.

For many American students, (be / being) asked to clean can be considered a form of punishment.

According to the author, it is impossible/ impossibly) to be a vegetarian in Japan.

Most people in America like to take showers (instead/ rather ) of baths.

The author feels that American workers will continue to work long hours and (take / taking) less time off from work.

Some parents in the West feel that Japanese parents (spoil spoiling) their children too much.

The way schools are cleaned is nearly (a /the) same in all schools in Japan.

More women in (Philippine / the Philippines) are managers than women in Japan are.

American parents spend (much / more) time with their young children than do Japanese parents.

Collegiate athletics in the U.S. (are / is) one way that universities can eárn money.

For daily activities, the author prefers to use high-end bicycles rather(than/to) mamachri.

Japanese spend a lot of (time / times ) working or studying.

Visitors to Japan are often ( surprising / surprised) by how unruly Japanese children are.

Gender segregation is not a problem that affects (industrialize / industrialized) nations.

According to the suthd fapan does not （necessarily/necessaty) have a strong sport culture.

Homework is (natural/naturally) part of Japanese education.

States and cities in America have more (choose /choices) than cities in Japan concerning kinds of subjects students can study.