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Why Japanese people make chopstick-wrapper origami

In Japan, tipping waiters with money is not at all common. But one man thinks that Japanese diners may have come up with another way to show their appreciation: origami. When Yuki Tatsumi was working as a waiter a few years ago, he noticed that many people left behind chopstick wrappers folded into shapes such as birds, flowers and animals... and he started collecting them. He's been talking to Outlook's Alessia Cerantola.

Image: Origami made from chopstick sleeves owned by Yuki Tatsumi
Credit: Yuki Tatsumi/Getty Images

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