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Wicked Japanese
Paperback
, 64 pages
ISBN: 9780894808623 (0894808621)
Published by Workman Publishing
$4.95(US)
$6.95(CAN)
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Table Of Contents
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION- Mystery and Mastery…5
- Instant Translation Guide…6
CULTURE - The Four Major Belief Systems: Shinto, Buddhism, LIFO, and FIFO…7
- Quote the Masters…10
- For Women Only…12
- Oh, Noh!…14
- The Sutra on the Eight Realizations for the 1990s…16
GETTING AROUND - Road Signs…17
- The Crowded Subway, Judo, and You…18
- Zen Cab: What is Final Destination of Motionless Taxi?…20
- Emergencies…22
ENTERTAINMENT AND OBSESSION - Play-by-Play Sumo…23
- Baseball Cheers…24
- Golf as War…26
- Defensive Driving…28
THE PRACTICAL GAIJIN - Ceremony of the Bon Bon…29
- Straw Bed and Raw Breakfast…30
- Wise Loss of Face…32
- Rent-a-Coffin…33
SOCIAL JAPAN - Visiting the Japanese Home…34
- Dining Etiquette for Barbarians…35
- Honorable Tea…36
- Avoiding Ambulatory Food…38
- Fugu Roulette…40
- Slurp as Buddha…41
- Impressing Your Geisha…42
- Getting Naked in Japan…44
- The Karaoke Bar…46
- Ale Bonding…47
WORKING FOR THE JAPANESE - "Life" in a Japanese Company…48
- Company Songs…50
STALKING THE DEAL - Bow to Conquer…52
- Flight of the Crane and the Proper Introduction…53
- Translating Attitudes…55
- The First Business Meeting…56
- Sumo-Style Sales Techniques…58
- Interpreting Non-Verbal Signals…60
- Never Just Say No…61
- The Inevitable Thank-You Note…63
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