Etiquette Guide to Japan: Know the Rules that Make the Difference! (Third Edition)

(Paperback, Revised)

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A long-running bestseller, Etiquette Guide to Japan has already helped generationsof visiting business professionals and tourists negotiate the complexities ofJapanese culture. Now completely revised and updated, this new edition reflectsthe most recent changes in Japanese etiquette and business practices.Drawing on their combined decades of experience working and living in Japan,authors Boy Lafayette De Mente and Geoff Botting provide an insider's look atthis delightful but sometimes puzzling nation. From knowing when to bow andwhen to shake hands to how to behave in public baths, at tea ceremonies, and onthe subway, De Ment and Botting answer all the most common questions.

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"A good guide to the often complex rules of Japanese etiquette." --Book Mice blog
"Quick read with lots of interesting tidbits. Not only are rituals explored but also the ideas behind the rituals, so you learn about the behavior and the spirit of the Japanese." --Goodreads
"The material is, for the most part, very well-written and researched, which is not surprising given the extensive experience of both the author and the editor. [] Their writing exemplifies a certain type of professionalism which is absent in many informal blogs on Japanese culture." --Self Taught Japanese blog

Author Bio

Boye Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Japan, China, and Korea since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, student, trade journalist, editor, and author working out of Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is a graduate of Jochi University in Tokyo and The American Institute for Foreign Trade (now Thunderbird: The School of Global Management, in Glendale, Arizona). His 70-plus books include Japan's Cultural Code Words, Business Guide to Japan, and Japan Unmasked.

Geoff Botting has lived in Japan for more than a quarter-century, long enough to witness Japan's economic bubble, its bursting and the changes that came in its wake. He is a freelance translator and print and broadcast journalist, specializing in business issues. He has a degree in economics from the University of Victoria in Canada and a diploma from Kai Japanese Language School in Tokyo.