Are The Japanese Really Inscrutable?

Keiko Kimura

First Published 1998 by MINERVA PRESS, London, Atlanta, Montreux, Sydney, [UK £4.99]

How much do you think you know about the Japanese? During the last fifty years, Japan's rise to the status of major world power has been nothing less than remarkable, yet no culture remains more misunderstood. Specifically designed for Westerners, Keiko Kimura's clear, accessible and wide-ranging new study examines all aspects of Japanese life and provides a complete account of Japanese morals, manners and customs. It will prove invaluable to anyone who comes into contact with the Japanese through work, travel or study.
Contents
Chapter One Harmony	Chapter Six Space	Chapter Eleven System	Chapter Sixteen Silence and Smile____
Chapter Two Humility	Chapter Seven Privacy	Chapter Twelve Contract	Chapter Seventeen Gift Giving
Chapter Three Eye Contact____	Chapter Eight Guess	Chapter Thirteen Sticking Nail	Chapter Eighteen Suicide
Chapter Four Yes and No	Chapter Nine Love vs. Duty____	Chapter Fourteen Manuals	Chapter Nineteen Belief
Chapter Five Ranking	Chapter Ten Grouping	Chapter Fifteen The Public Eye____	Chapter Twenty Family

Copyright © Keiko Kimura 1998