As represented by the Japanese word omotenashi, which can be roughly summed up as "the spirit of selfless hospitality," offering services without requiring any pecuniary compensation in return is considered a Japanese virtue.
Sheryl Kennedy: Canada's monetary policy framework dealing with global economic change Remarks by Ms Sheryl Kennedy, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, to the International Finance Club of Montréal, Montréal,12 January 2006. *  *  *  It's a pleasure to be in Montréal and to be speaking to the International Finance Club.