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This^^^
Good service is the expectation. My first (and last) time tipping in a Japanese restaurant, the waitress flagged me down and humbly returned my cash tip as though I had mistakenly left it on the table.
A5S
yep. china, taiwan, hk and etc. never expects a tip. If you leave a few spare coins, they just assume you forgot, and they swipe it in their pocket, never assumed. Same in Korea and Vietnam.