Wicked Japanese for the Business Traveler

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1991-01-11
Publisher(s): Workman Pub Co
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Summary

From the sneakily successful travel series with over 1,000,000 copies in print, here is the pocket-sized guide that combines verbal self-defense with cultural insight. Specifically focused on getting in, getting around, and getting the deal done, Wicked Japanese prepares the gaijin (that's you) for a world so alien that just wearing the wrong necktie can spell certain death to the bargain you flew 18 hours to seal. Impress your host with your politeness--and recite the correct apology for grazing a stranger with your sleeve: Buchoho de makoto ni moshiwake gozaimasen ("Sorry to have injured you with my stupid clumsiness"). And if planning to work for a Japanese company, show that you're a team player: Yumei na daigaisha no hitotsu no hagurama ni nalitai ("I wish to be a tiny cog in a huge and honorable machine"). 93,000 copies in print.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Mystery and Mastery
5(1)
Instant Translation Guide
6(1)
CULTURE
The Four Major Belief Systems: Shinto, Buddhism, LIFO and FIFO
7(3)
Quote the Masters
10(2)
For Women Only
12(2)
Oh, Noh!
14(2)
The Sutra on the Eight Realizations for the 1990s
16(1)
GETTING AROUND
Road Signs
17(1)
The Crowded Subway, Judo and You
18(2)
Zen Cab: What Is Final Destination of Motionless Taxi?
20(2)
Emergencies
22(1)
ENTERTAINMENT AND OBSESSION
Play-by-Play Sumo
23(1)
Baseball Cheers
24(2)
Golf as War
26(2)
Defensive Driving
28(1)
THE PRACTICAL GAIJIN
Ceremony of the Bon Bon
29(1)
Straw Bed and Raw Breakfast
30(2)
Wise Loss of Face
32(1)
Rent-a-Coffin
33(1)
SOCIAL JAPAN
Visiting the Japanese Home
34(1)
Dining Etiquette for Barbarians
35(1)
Honorable Tea
36(2)
Avoiding Ambulatory Food
38(2)
Fugu Roulette
40(1)
Slurp as Buddha
41(1)
Impressing Your Geisha
42(2)
Getting Naked in Japan
44(2)
The Karaoke Bar
46(1)
Ale Bonding
47(1)
WORKING FOR THE JAPANESE
``Life'' in a Japanese Firm
48(2)
Company Songs
50(2)
STALKING THE DEAL
Bow to Conquer
52(1)
Flight of the Crane and the Proper Introduction
53(2)
Translating Attitudes
55(1)
The First Business Meeting
56(2)
Sumo-Style Sales Techniques
58(2)
Interpreting Non-Verbal Signals
60(1)
Never Just Say No
61(2)
The Inevitable Thank-You Note
63

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