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Xenophobe's Guide to the Japanese
Xenophobe's Guide to the Japanese
Author: Sahoko Kaji
"The quintessence of unspoken mutual understanding is to be found in the word yoroshiku: 'You have understood what I want you to do. I have understood that you have understood what I want you to do. Therefore I leave it up to you to finish the task and I expect it to be done in the way I want it to be done. And I thank you for unders...  more »

"For all the apparent worship of the way of the warrior, being yasashii, which means being gentle, tender, caring, yielding and considerate, is very important in Japan. Asked what a Japanese values most in a potential spouse, both sexes tend to put being being yasashii at the top of their list of desirable virtues. The concept is even applied to the inanimate. For instance, a car or shampoo can be yasashii to you, to the eye, and to the environment."
ISBN-13: 9781906042400
ISBN-10: 1906042403
Publication Date: 5/5/2010
Pages: 92
Edition: New
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Publisher: Oval Books
Book Type: Paperback
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