[Nyororin]

MMM certainly isn`t the only one cringing at a lot of your wording. Sure, there are a lot of helpful points, but there are quite a few that are (or at least sound) VERY skewed.

Compared to Montreal and Vancouver there is practically no j-walking over here. A few people race ahead of the walk signal, but it's so rare to see people cross where there is no intersection or when the signal not about to change.
This was something that struck me strongly when I first came here, so clearly there's a huge contrast otherwise I wouldn't have thought anything of it.

I will agree about the jaywalking... And point out the reason behind it.
In every situation where there is an accident involving car and pedestrian, the car is 100% at fault... Except for one - when jaywalking. Insurance that would normally cover the medical costs, funeral costs, family support, etc 100% if someone was hit doesn`t apply when someone is jaywalking.

This is honestly pounded into everyone`s head from a pretty young age. They go over it in all the safety lessons and make it very clear that not only might you be severely injured or die, but you will incur huge monetary costs on yourself or family. This is a fair deterrent for most people. (Obviously the people who don`t care just don`t care, but for the most part people DO care.)

Yeah, you're right, I should say "in general" before everyone of those points in that first point. intersections in big cities generally have no buttons in Japan, in general. Small towns may.

Really? There is a button at practically every intersection with a light in Nagoya - certainly not a small town. I think that it may be true for your area, but not for all or even most of Japan.

In Canada, you look at someone, they smile back, say "good morning" or "what's up", but it certainly isn't strange.
I remember having to intentionally avoid looking at strangers to avoid unnerving them.

If you look at someone in the eyes while walking in the US, chances are they are not going to be pleased... And at the very least be very uncomfortable.

Right, by "in public" I didn't mean to include restaurants. I felt that was a given.

I agree on this one. Walking and eating at the same time is a no-no, and I certainly do not think it`s old fashioned. It`s still something that features in school rule books, and students can be (and are) punished if caught by a teacher eating while out somewhere. (Other than a place designated for eating, obviously.) It`s just something you don`t do. You really never see people walking and eating - and if you do, it`s one of those internal cringe events.

edit: "enough Japanese men are perverted to cause a necessity for women-only trains" (I'll change the original post)

No more perverts exist in Japan than elsewhere. However, the inside of an EXTREMELY packed train is an excellent opportunity for the ones who DO exist to try and cop a feel.
A not so commonly known fact - men were some of the strongest supporters of the women only cars. Why? Because just shifting your bag could be misinterpreted as "rubbing" someone, which could lead to the end of a normal life. My husband is terrified of having someone call him a chikan when he`s not, so either uses his bag like a shield completely blocking his hands or holds the hand loop thing with both hands - so that there is no room for any misinterpretation. As there are more men than women riding, a women-only car is a more efficient way to make everyone more comfortable.

To a tourist or first time visitor the いらっしゃいませ is impossible to make out. It sounds almost like ぃしゃっせ lol. And no one acknowledges it, tourist or native Japanese alike.

The tone of the original could have been better, but I think it is an excellent point that people should know.
This is something that everyone who comes to Japan seems to be confused about ("what are they saying?" or "how should I respond?") - knowing that it is a normal greeting, has no deep meaning, and requires no response or even acknowledgement seems like something useful to a visitor.

japanese men generally have absolutely no chivalry what-so-ever, don't be shocked if a man takes the last seat and lets his girlfriend/wife stand beside him,

If this isn`t skewed and negative, then I don`t know what is.
How long have you been a woman in Japan to know this? Or is it what your Japanese girlfriends have told you? (I think we covered this in another thread...)
I don`t think Japanese men are any different in that department than western men. No better, no worse... And I can speak from firsthand experience on the receiving end of the "chivalry".

if you hold the door open for a woman she'll think you're a knight... ok not that bad, but it's still unexpected.

Despite the fact that people tend to hold the door for anyone? I`ll repeat the exact same thing I said above, and what I have said in the past about fitting reality with expectations.

make sure you don't try to stay at the wrong kind of hotel.... i'll leave it at that...

No, stay at the "wrong" type of hotel as much as you can - the rooms are nicer, cleaner, and night stays are much cheaper than the "right" type of hotel.

use this to clean your hands, and your face and neck if you want to also, keep it near for while you're eating and after, unless it's a nicer restaurant, it's the only one you'll get.

Using it to clean anything other than your hands (and around your mouth after eating) is impolite. VERY impolite if you`re a woman - but still not a good thing if you`re a guy. You will see guys doing it, but god forbid they do it when out eating with someone important. If a woman were to wipe her face and neck down... expect some serious shock and stares.

small-talk does not exist here at all, people will be pretty bewildered if you try to start up a conversation at any time anywhere, there is absolutely no such thing as an "awkward silence" in this culture, and anyways, you probably can't talk with them in the first place haha.

I don`t get this one at all as people small talk all the time, and there is indeed an "awkward silence". People will comment randomly to each other about the weather, etc. Normal "small talk" topics.

A decent list, but... Seriously, you have some issues about Japanese men.