Etiquette Guide to Japan: Know the Rules...that Make the Difference | 
 enlarge | Author: Boye Lafayette De Mente
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 21465
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0804834172
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
UPC: 676251834178
EAN: 9780804834179
ASIN: 0804834172
Publication Date: August 2001
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Etiquette Guide to Japan offers an inside look at the social norms of the Japanese-when to bow, how to propose a toast, when to pay the bill, the careful art of gift-giving, how to deal with public transportation, dating, weddings, funerals, and last, but not least, how to say good-bye at the end of your stay. If you want to save yourself from possible embarrassment during your stay in Japan, you will find the Etiquette Guide to Japan to be a much-needed companion.
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 Be prepared before you go! December 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My daughter was going to Japan to spend several weeks with her boyfriends family. I figured she needed some help in the subtle manners that would prepare her to be the best guest she could. It makes for great reading on a long flight! She felt that there were many bits of information that really helped her. Going to Japan with a local is extremely advantagous, but sometimes they forget the details. Lots of good info.
excellent for students and businessman alike December 14, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
excellent advice for anybody that is going to Japan and doesn't want to offend their local hosts or friends.
Better work on your bow! August 23, 2007
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
In Japan, as visiting foreigners keep discovering -- if they're paying proper attention -- "etiquette" means a great deal more than simply knowing which knife and fork to use. (Or, in this case, what not to do with your chopsticks.) Japan has been a deeply and subtly ritualized and mannered society for millennia, and even with the postwar easing of some rituals and the introduction and acceptance of certain Westernisms -- and even though the Japanese are generally tolerant of minor faux pas on the part on non-Japanese -- the foreign visitor still needs to be very aware of the expectations of those around him. However, this book is also an excellent source for the non-visitor who simply has an interest in Japanese society and culture. The author has been both a periodic resident and been otherwise closely involved with Japan for going on six decades, and he's also a very observant and thoughtful writer, which makes him an ideal guide for the westerner on all things Japanese. He not only tells you what to do, what not to do, and what you can get away with, he provides the historical background, the psychological rationalization, which not even some Japanese are really aware of. This will help you to extrapolate your behavior in other situations, and will assist you toward an understanding of why the Japanese are the way they are. Those shallow-thinkers who consider the Japanese simply "inscrutable," alien, and beyond American understanding should definitely read this book.
Great August 13, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I ordered this book for my grandaughter who was moving to Okinawa. She said that it really helped her have an understanding of the culture etc.
 Japan Travel guide June 29, 2007
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
While this book was interesting, it was not essential. When traveling to Japan it is important to study their etiquette, however most good travel books do as well.
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