Whether your customers are traveling in luxury or with just a pack on their back, it's important that they have a safe, fun, and easy-going trip. Bad etiquette and a misunderstanding about customs can put an otherwise very exciting trip on hold faster than a bad case of food poisoning. Readers are going to want to know about the Culture Smart! customs and etiquette series and will find them as indispensable as their passports. The Culture Smart! titles are not your basic travel guides: they are consistently updated customs and etiquette references for more than twenty-five countries, with six new titles available this fall. Now more than ever, travelers are more than just sightseers and tourists; they're ambassadors making impressions of the United States wherever they go. Readers will find these to be invaluable for pointing them on their way to a safe and fun trip abroad.
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Norbury is a publisher, editor, and author who has written on international business practice and procedure, with particular reference in the Far East.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing book,
By nyanna "nyanna" (OrYgUn USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Culture Smart! Japan: A Quick Guide to Customs & Etiquette (Paperback)
I bought this book prior to traveling to Japan earlier this year. While it provided some good historical background on the country, and gave valid sightseeing pointers, its value as an aid to modern customs and etiquette was a disappointment. As a matter of fact, the book contained some advice precisely opposite what I found to be true during my visit in Japan. I would not recommend that a person depend on this book for guidance on these points. As a tourist who speaks no Japanese, I say that hiring a local guide and interpreter would be much more valuable than buying this book.
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Short and helpful, but maybe a little out of date,
By da1403 (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Culture Smart! Japan: A Quick Guide to Customs & Etiquette (Paperback)
This was a great resource. It was easy to read, and I finished the whole book in a couple of hours on the plane to Japan. It had a lot of helpful tips about things that would be rude. Since it is easy to break social rules but the Japanese people will never tell you that you are being rude, it is pretty nice to have this info in your pocket.
I thought some of the info was a little out of date, especially considering it was published recently. I didn't think this would be a problem, since a common assumption about Japanese culture is that it doesn't change much over time. Many of the things that I found incorrect had to do with gender and how women are treated. However, we spent most of our trip in Tokyo, so it may be that the culture there is considerably more dynamic and Westernized. All in all, I would definitely pick this book up if you are going to Japan for travel or business. It gives good advice, and shares enough Japanese history to explain many of the cultural values and etiquette.
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The Japanese archipelago, situated in the North Pacific to the east of Korea, consists of four main islands-Hokkaido, Honshu (the largest, with 60 percent of the landmass), Shikoku (the smallest), and Kyushu-which together make up 98 percent of the country's territory. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The Japanese archipelago, situated in the North Pacific to the east of Korea, consists of four main islands-Hokkaido, Honshu (the largest, with 60 percent of the landmass), Shikoku (the smallest), and Kyushu-which together make up 98 percent of the country's territory. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Pure Land, New Zealand, Second World War New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Tale of Genji (Tuttle Classics) by Murasaki Shikibu on page 36
- The Tale of Genji (Kodansha Bilingual Comics) (English and Japanese Edition) by Waki Yamato on page 36
- A History of Modern Japan: Revised Edition by Richard Storry in Back Matter
- Japan, from Prehistory to Modern Times (Michigan Classics in Japanese Studies) by John Whitney Hall in Back Matter
- Business in Japan: A Guide to Japanese Business Practice and Procedure by Paul Norbur in Front Matter
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