Japan - Culture Smart!

The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Series: Culture Smart!
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Japan - Culture Smart! by Paul Norbury is a guide that offers insightful advice and essential tips for travellers seeking to explore and understand Japanese culture. The book delves into the customs, traditions, and etiquette of Japan, providing background to help travellers navigate social situations and engage meaningfully with local people. Ideal for both tourists and business visitors, it highlights the nuances of Japanese life, aiding readers in enhancing their travel experience.
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This book may appeal to you if you're eager to explore cultural nuances and gain valuable insights into Japanese customs and etiquette. It's perfect for travellers who want to enhance their experience by understanding the social complexities and traditions that shape everyday life in Japan.

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Japan - Culture Smart!

Culture Smart! Japan will broaden your perception and understanding of this complex, rich, and dynamic society. It provides practical tips and invaluable insights into people's attitudes and behaviour to help make your visit a more meaningful and successful experience.

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The Japanese people have always seen themselves as a nation uniquely apart. Their exquisite art forms, elegant culture, military prowess, and technological precision have long been the envy of friend and foe alike.

Today, even as Japan adapts to a rapidly changing world, its traditional culture and consensus-based philosophy have proved remarkably resilient.

Culture Smart! Japan will broaden your perception and understanding of this complex, rich, and dynamic society. It provides practical tips and invaluable insights into people's attitudes and behaviour to help make your visit a more meaningful and successful experience.

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Japan - Culture Smart! offers valuable insights into Japanese customs and social expectations, providing a practical guide for travellers to navigate cultural nuances. Reviewers appreciate its engaging and informative approach to various traditions, highlighting its ability to both educate and entertain while helping visitors avoid potential missteps.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787028920

Publisher: Kuperard

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 March 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Kuperard

Edition: Revised edition

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 170.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 200

About the Author

Paul Norbury has been closely associated with Japan and Asian Studies as publisher, editor, and author since the early 1970s, principally through his various imprints: Paul Norbury Publications, Japan Library, Global Oriental, and most recently Renaissance Books. In 2003 he received the Japan Society Award, in 2011 the Order of the Rising Sun (Japanese government), and in 2013 the Order of Civic Virtue (government of the Republic of Sakha, Yakutia, Russian Commonwealth). He is also the author of Culture Smart! Britain.

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