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Japanese Customs & Etiquette: A Practical Handbook
Japanese Customs Etiquette A Practical Handbook Author:Albrecht Rothacher Japanese customs and behaviours are notoriously unique and difficult to comprehend. Yet there are do?s and don?ts which are not too difficult to follow by any attentive visitor. Most norms in fact are plain courtesy and disciplined common sense for people living in crowded conditions on a relatively small island. — For a foreigner, Japan appears ... more »as a very regulated hierarchical society with strong pressures to conform. If a visitor shows goodwill, and trying his best to conform with Japanese habits, he will easily be forgiven. As an island nation living in densely populated quarters, strict adherence to personal hygiene and reduced noise levels are obviously needed.
Japanese Customs & Etiquette: A Practical Handbook will help you decode the often-befuddling world of Japanese customs. This comprehensive and handy guide will help you decipher various aspects of Japan from its nightlife, acceptable behaviour in shrines, rites of passage to its formal and informal communication procedures.« less