Japan unmasked : the character and culture of the Japanese / Boye Lafayette De Mente.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Mente, Boye.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, Japanese.

Japan--Civilization--1945-.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Publishing, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The growing globalization of world business, culture and communication, and Japan's increasingly important role as a leader in that world makes understanding Japanese culture critical for business people, diplomats, students, educators and anyone else with an interest in Japan.In Japan Unmasked veteran Japanologist/author Boye Lafayette De Mente explores the social, cultural and psychological characteristics responsible for the unique nature of modern-day Japanese culture the real ""face"" behind the ""mask"" and demonstrates how they have brought the Japanese to their cent

Contents:

Contents; Preface Aspects of the Real Japan; 1 Dispelling the Enigma Myth of Japan; 2 The Challenge of Being Japanese; 3 The Challenge of Speaking Japanese; 4 A Japanese Dilemma: Policies vs. Principles; 5 Beware of Using Logic in Japan; 6 Can the Japanese Really Tap in to Cosmic Energy?; 7 Cultural and Extralegal Barriers Facing Foreigners in Japan; 8 Dealing with "Godless" Japan; 9 Doing Business on Japan's Permanently Tilted Playing Field; 10 How the Inept and Mediocre Rise to the Top in Japan; 11 How the Japanese Perceive and Use Knowledge vs.The Western Way

12 Japan's "Moral Hazard" Syndrome13 Japan's Victim Mentality and Avoiding Responsibility; 14 Japan's Inferior-Superior System; 15 "Soft" Management vs."Hard" Management; 16 Japan's Suicide Syndrome; 17 Japanese Culture vs. Scientific Management; 18 The Japanese Corporation of the Future; 19 The Eight Golden Rules of Japanese Management: Are They Doomed?; 20 The Japanese "Allergy" to Westerners; 21 The Japanese Obsession with Becoming "Un-Japanese"; 22 The Mindset of Japanese Bureaucrats; 23 Why Actions in Japan Speak Louder Than Words

24 Yakuza: The Story Behind Japan's "Honorable Gangsters"25 Zen's Contribution to Japan's Economic Power; 26 How Japan Became an Economic Superpower; 27 How the "Black-Mark" System Rules Japan; 28 Ijime: Terrorism in Japan's Schools; 29 Japan's "Hell" Schools; 30 More on the Crisis in Japanese Management; 31 Nihonteki: One of the Secrets of Japan's Success; 32 Selling Sex in a Glass: Japan's Pleasure Trades; 33 The Japanese Way of Striving for Perfection; 34 Japan's Myth of Internationalization; 35 Tuning in to Japan's Cultural Telepathy; 36 The West's Why/Because vs. Japan's Wa/Sa Approach

37 Understanding the Japanese Business Mind38 Strengths and Weaknesses of the Japanese

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-283-26225-8

9786613262257

1-4629-0049-6

OCLC:

746746763