The Japanese Way
NTC Publishing Group,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-8442-8377-7 (ISBN)
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A handy guide to understanding how people from every corner of Japan think, do business, and act in their daily lives
Organized alphabetically for east of use, The Japanese Way is an indispensable reference to the common as well as the divergent cultural traits of the Japanese. Included are 89 key traits, representing the values of a people who have been described as "enigmatic," "mysterious," "inscrutable," and even "unknowable." The Japanese Way provides an explanation of the varied ways in which these people celebrated holidays, interact with one another, resolve daily problems, view and deal with the outside world—-as welll as illuminating the rich and varied historical traditions that have shaped the modern culture of Asia’s most progressive nation.
Complete with a bibliography and index, The Japanese Wayprovides keen insights into the rich variety of customs and attitudes found among the Japanese people. Whether you are interested in Japan as a student, tourist or business traveler, this book will help you break the culture barrier--and appreciate the Japanese way.
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Introduction IX Pronunciation and Romanization Xl 1. Abbreviations and contractions 2. Addresses and street names 3. Arts and crafts 4. Asking directions 5. Bathing and bathhouses 6. Body language and gestures 7. Borrowed words and acronyms 8. Bowing 9. Brand names and brand-name goods (burando-hin) 10.Business cards ("",ish.) 11.Calendar 12.Cherry blossoms and /lower viewing 13.Compliments 14.Conversation 15.Crime and safety 16.Dating and marriage 17.Death, funerals, and mourning 18.Dialects 19.Dining out 20.Dinner invitations 21.Directness 22.Discussion and consensus 23.Dress 24.Drinking 25.Driving 26.Earthquakes 27.Education 28.English-language study 29.Family 30.The /lag and the national anthem 31.Flowers and plants 32.Food and eating 33.Footwear 34.Foreigners 35.Gender roles 36.Geography 37.Gifts 38.Government 39.Hellos and good byes 40.Holidays and festivals 41.Honorific speech (keigo) 42.Hotels and inns 43.Housing and furnishings 44.Humor 45.The Imperial Family 46.Individuals and couples 47.Introductions and networking 48.Karaoke 49.Leisure (rejii) 50.Letters, greeting cards, and postal services 51.Love and affection 52.Lucky and unlucky numbers 53.Male/Female speech 54.Money 55.Mt. Fuji 56.Music and dance 57.Myths, legends, and folklore 58.Names, titles, and forms of address 59.Numbers and counting 60.Oriental medicine 61.Pinball (pachinko) 62.Politeness and rudeness 63.Population 64.Privacy 65.Reading material 66.Religion 67.The seasons 68.Shopping 69.Shrines and temples 70.Signatures and seals 71.Social structure 72.Sports 73.Table etiquette 74.Telephones 75.Television /radio/movies 76.Thank-yous and regrets 77.Theater 78.Time and punctuality 78.Toilets 81.Travel within Japan 82.Vending machines 83.Visiting private homes 84.Weights, measures, and sizes 85.Working hours 86.The written language 87."Yes" and "no" 88."You first" 89.Zoological calendar Sources and related readings Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.12.1996 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lincolnwood |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 226 mm |
| Gewicht | 183 g |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8442-8377-0 / 0844283770 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8442-8377-7 / 9780844283777 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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