As Japan enters the 21st century with a new emperor, this title continues to be an indispensable guide through often enigmatic and historical idiosyncrasies of

Fully updated, revised and expanded, this is a welcome new edition of this bestselling book providing a clear, accessible and readable introduction to Japanese

As Japan enters the 21st century with a new emperor, this title continues to be an indispensable guide through often enigmatic and historical idiosyncrasies of

This new edition provides a clear introduction to Japanese society which does not require any previous knowledge of the country. It contains new material on the

"A brilliant wedding of 'national character' studies and analyses of small societies through the structural approach of British anthropology. One is of course r