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1. Cultural approaches to negotiations: understanding the Japanese

Author

Hawrysh, Brian Mark and Zaichkowsky, Judith Lynne

Subjects
Manners and customs -- Japan, Negotiation -- Social aspects, Marketing management -- International aspects, Corporations, Japanese -- Management, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Business, general
Published
1991

3. Best foot forward

Author

Rushin, Steve

Subjects
Winter Olympics -- 1998 AD, Etiquette -- Japan, Manners and customs -- Japan, Nagano, Japan -- Social aspects
Published
1998

4. What the tokonoma taught me

Author

Price, Margaret

Subjects
Art objects, Japanese -- Usage, Manners and customs -- Japan, Business, Business, international
Abstract

The tokonoma or recessed area in a traditional Japanese room has a practical and decorative purpose. Its main purpose is to display the only piece of art in the room. However, the tokonoma also makes the owner remove clutter from the rest of the room and assess what possessions are no longer needed.

Published
2000

5. Group think in Japan Inc

Author

Golden, Arthur S.

Subjects
manners and customs -- Japan, Group problem solving -- Japan, Business etiquette -- Japan, Japan -- Social aspects
Published
1982

6. Awarding bonuses the Japanese way

Author

Alston, Jon P.

Subjects
Japan -- Social aspects, job satisfaction -- Psychological aspects, manners and customs -- Japan, Management -- Methods, Business, Business, general
Published
1982

7. The art of the Geisha

Author

Dalby, Liza Crihfield

Subjects
manners and customs -- Japan, Prostitution -- Japan, Geishas -- Social aspects, Japan -- Social aspects
Published
1983

8. Learning to avoid a deal-killing faux pas in Japan

Author

Brooke, James

Subjects
Manners and customs -- Japan, Popular culture, Habit -- Japan, Corporate culture -- Japan, Americans in foreign countries -- Behavior -- Japan, Businesspeople -- Behavior, Business travel -- Japan
Abstract

The after-lunch business meeting started nicely. The black suits from the New York public relations firm sat on one side. Across the table were the Japanese suits, prospective clients. Then, […]

Published
2002

9. Emulate positive aspects of Japanese system and leave the rest

Subjects
Japan -- International relations, Economic policy -- Malaysia, Manners and customs -- Japan, General interest
Abstract

SHOULD Malaysia ape Japan? This question should be rephrased, or rather, updated: Should Malaysia continue to ape Japan now that the Japanese economic bubble has burst ... that the East [...]

Published
2001

10. Memoir of modern-day geisha

Author

Gaouette, Nicole

Subjects
Geishas -- Study and teaching, Manners and customs -- Japan
Published
1999

12. Win by bowing to the Japanese way: the Japan Electronics Business Association aims to help UK firms get work from Far Eastern manufacturers

Author

Goodwin, Bill

Subjects
Manners and customs -- Japan, Businessmen -- Economic policy, Manufacturing industry -- International aspects, International trade -- Social aspects, Business, Business, international, Engineering and manufacturing industries
Abstract

'I HAVE been working with the Japanese for 11 years and supplying them for seven. I get a little tired when I hear how much better the Japanese are. But [...]

Published
1991

15. Japan business survey

Author

Robins, Brian, Kinser, Maggie, Boye De Mente, Lafayette, and Birt, Michael

Subjects
Japan -- Economic aspects, Manners and customs -- Japan, Corporations, Japanese -- Planning, Automobile industry -- Japan, Cultural policy -- Japan, Business, Business, general
Published
1990

16. The two faces of Japan

Author

Hiatt, Fred and Shapiro, Margaret

Subjects
Manners and customs -- Japan, Japan -- Social aspects
Published
1990

17. Purring along at the speed of a bullet

Author

Conlin, Bill

Subjects
High speed trains -- Evaluation, Manners and customs -- Japan, High speed ground transportation -- Social aspects, Japan -- Transportation
Abstract

Aboard the Shinkansen Asama Bullet Train to you. It is one of those one-of-a-kind things for a worshipper of cutting edge technology to do before shuffling off this mortal microprocessor. […]

Published
1998

18. My turf in Tokyo

Author

Fox, Lyle B.

Subjects
Japan -- Social aspects, manners and customs -- Japan, Americans in Japan -- Personal narratives, Travel, recreation and leisure
Published
1982

19. In overcrowded Tokyo, the living mingle with the dead

Author

Simons, Lewis

Subjects
Manners and customs -- Japan
Abstract

TOKYO _ It's a quarter to six on a crisp autumn morning, the sun is still pale brass and 'Stardust,' as sweet as only a tenor sax can render it, […]

Published
1995

20. When money doesn't matter in Japan

Author

Lohr, Steve

Subjects
manners and customs -- Japan, Industry -- Social aspects, Business -- Japan, Japan -- Social aspects
Published
1982

21. Japan

Author

Seidenberg, Faith A.

Subjects
manners and customs -- Japan, Tipping -- Japan, Japan -- Social aspects
Published
1982

22. Sake-drinking slips in Japan

Author

Lohr, Steve

Subjects
manners and customs -- Japan, Wine and wine making -- Japan, Rice wines -- Japan
Published
1981

23. Swaying gently with the trees

Author

Magnier, Mark

Subjects
Manners and customs -- Japan, Japanese -- Social aspects, Business, Business, general
Abstract

The Japanese custom of going to a park to look at cherry blossom trees at night is only an excuse for indulging in a drinking spree with friends. This is revealed by a foreigner who has yet to resist the 'Japanese drinking peer pressure.' Accordingly, he finds it difficult to appreciate the cherry blossoms. He does, however, take note that despite their intoxication, the Japanese do not litter their parks with trash before leaving.

Published
1994

24. Traveller's tales

Author

Davies, Derek

Subjects
Japan -- Description and travel, Manners and customs -- Japan, Motor vehicle driving -- Japan, Business, Business, international
Published
1991

25. When the city becomes the hometown

Subjects
Japan -- Social aspects, Manners and customs -- Japan, City and town life -- Speeches, lectures and essays, Business, Business, international
Published
1990

26. Japan's Christmas favors fried chicken and spooning

Author

Ono, Yumiko

Subjects
Japan -- Social aspects, Manners and customs -- Japan, Japanese -- Social aspects, Christmas business -- Japan, Business, Business, general, Business, international
Published
1991

27. Cash: Japan's pervasive social lubricant

Author

Kase, Hideaki

Subjects
Japan -- Social aspects, Money -- Social aspects, Manners and customs -- Japan, Business, Business, international
Published
1992

28. Zen gardens meet Godzilla

Author

Horn, Miriam

Subjects
Manners and customs -- Japan, Japan -- Social aspects
Published
1988

31. A lust for trees, a love of wood

Author

Schoenberger, Karl

Subjects
Japan -- Environmental policy, Manners and customs -- Japan, Wood -- Protection and preservation, Rain forests -- Protection and preservation, Hardwoods -- Supply and demand
Published
1989

33. Group think in Japan Inc

Author

Golden, Arthur S.

Subjects
manners and customs -- Japan, Business etiquette -- Japan, Group problem solving -- Japan, Japan -- Social aspects
Published
1982

35. Superstitions hamper equal rights in Japan

Author

Murray, Geoffrey

Subjects
manners and customs -- Japan, Superstition -- Japan, Sex discrimination against women -- Japan, Employment discrimination -- Japan, Women's rights -- Japan, Japan -- Social aspects
Published
1980

37. Get down

Subjects
manners and customs -- Japan, Etiquette for children and youth -- Japan, Japan -- Social aspects
Published
1980

38. Business with Japan requires social rapport

Author

Silverman, Dick

Subjects
Japan -- Social aspects, manners and customs -- Japan, negotiation -- Japan, Labor arbitration -- Japan, Business, Fashion, accessories and textiles industries
Published
1981

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