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This document discusses the concept of "bocchi meshi" or eating alone in Japan. It explores both positive and negative perspectives on eating alone. The positive perspective involves choosing to eat alone as someone who has friends, while the negative perspective involves loneliness and caring about others' judgments for those without friends. The document shares voices of university students on their experiences eating alone and strategies to avoid embarrassment like eating in toilets. It poses discussion questions about the value of friends and relationships.Read less