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De Mente, Boye.
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Etiquette -- Japan.
Business etiquette -- Japan.
Intercultural communication -- Japan.
Japan -- Social life and customs.
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De Mente, Boye.
Etiquette -- Japan.
Business etiquette -- Japan.
Intercultural communication -- Japan.
Japan -- Social life and customs.
MARC Display
Etiquette
guide
to
Japan
:
know
the
rules
that
make
the
difference
! / Boye Lafayette De Mente.
by
De Mente, Boye.
Tuttle Publishing, 2015.
Call #:
395.0952 D376ej
Subjects
Etiquette
--
Japan
.
Business
etiquette
--
Japan
.
Intercultural communication --
Japan
.
Japan
-- Social life and customs.
ISBN:
9784805313619 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Japan
:
know
the
rules
that
make
the
difference
!
Edition:
Revised and expanded third edition / revised by Geoff Botting.
Description:
191 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Origins of Japanese
etiquette
-- The role of harmony -- The vertical society -- Samurai legacies -- Language in Japanese
etiquette
-- The use of names -- Using titles -- When & how to bow -- Shaking hands the Japanese way -- The protocol of seating -- Dining
etiquette
-- The Japanese way of drinking -- Paying bar & restaurant bills -- Public
etiquette
-- Electronic
etiquette
-- Using (& surviving) public transportation -- Bath & toilet protocal -- The importance of gift giving --
Japan
's home-visiting
etiquette
-- Tea ceremony protocol --
Japan
's festival culture -- The importance of the apology -- Expressing appreciation -- Dating in
Japan
-- Wedding customs -- Wakes, funerals & memorial services -- Shrine & temple
etiquette
-- Inns as portals to
Japan
's past -- The art of arts & craft -- People-watching --
Japan
's greening -- Business in
Japan
-- Business
etiquette
-- the younger generation -- The changing role of foreigners in the workplace -- Introductions & relationships -- Name cards & how to exchange them -- Vague language -- Criticism taboos -- The pitfalls of praise in
Japan
-- Sayonara -- "If it must be so!".
Summary:
"Whether you're in
Japan
for business or pleasure, spend a few hours with this
guide
- not only will you save yourself a world of embarrassment, you'll find the answers to a plethora of puzzling protocols: Why is no one using their phone on the train? ; Why is half the population wearing masks? ; Why do my Japanses colleagues still use a fax machine? From name cards, bowing, and bathrooms to the latest in mobile phone manners and contemporary workplace
etiquette
, this revised and updated
guide
to Japanese cultural expectations will ensure a farewell to faux pas both inside and outside the office"--Back cover.
Other authors:
Botting, Geoff, 1961-
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