Akira Y. Yamamoto
Humor has long been a lively element in traditional Japanese culture. Through parody, satire, personification, and wit, Japanese humor has a playful, subtle, and incongruous nature. Here, the benign and gentle quality of Japanese humor is ... [... more]
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Zen and Japanese Culture
 Doing a "Suzuki": Great book and loaded with information about Zen in Japanese culture. I especially like the little folk tales he adds to enhance the book's overall appeal. Just doesn't get much better than this folks. Borrow, not buy...: [... more]
CDN$29.12
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Fumiko Y. Yamamoto
Humor has long been a lively element in traditional Japanese culture. Through parody, satire, personification, and wit, Japanese humor has a playful, subtle, and incongruous nature. Here, the benign and gentle quality of Japanese humor is ... [... more]
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Mark Schilling
In the West, Japanese culture comes in the form of Power Rangers, Godzilla movies, and Sanrio products, but of course the indigenous pop culture is much richer. Rather than focus on what the rest of the world has already encountered, Mark ... [... more]
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The Hell Screen
strong amateur sleuth eleventh century Japanese mystery: With his mother ill and perhaps dying, government clerk Akitada Sugawara returns home from the provincial north to Edo. Some things never change in Akitada' mind as his rancorous mother rips his [... more]
CDN$34.95
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Japanese Culture and Behavior: Selected Readings
Good balanced perspective: Twenty-three selected articles on Japanese values and beliefs, patterns of interaction, socialization and psycho-social development, and cultural stress. The articles are written by Japanese and Western social scientists and [... more]
CDN$28.00
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Japanese Culture, 4th Edition
Typical history: This book is good. I'm not going to call it great, nor will I say that it isn't a worthwhile read; however, it gets wordy at points. It could be improved with an overview of each chapter and then have the in-depth information to follow. [... more]
CDN$32.00
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Introduction To Japanese Culture
Author: Daniel Sosnoski Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 306.0952 EAN: 9780804820561 ISBN: 0804820562 Number Of Pages: 104 Publication Date: 1996-06-15 Release Date: 1996-06-15 [... more]
CDN$25.95
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Appreciation of Japanese Culture
appreciation of Japanese culture: It is undoubtedly a valuable book for anyone interested in Japanese culture, mainly its easthetics, with a lot of brilliant observations on the culture in general. For people who are more familiar with this topic it may [... more]
CDN$33.95
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Korean Impact on Japanese Culture: Japan's Hidden History
Interesting Book on an Unknown Subject: Out of the three East Asian civilizations, it appears Japan has gotten the most attention from the West. Japan is neither the oldest or most cultured of the major East Asian civilizations. Little do most people [... more]
CDN$29.60
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Japanese Culture and Communication: Critical Cultural ...
Japanese Culture and Communication: Explore the unique and exciting culture of the exotic country of Japan. This intresting, and outstanding book takes you along for the ride to Japan and introduces you to the way the Japanese communicate with one [... more]
CDN$58.00
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Appreciations Japanese Culture
appreciation of Japanese culture: It is undoubtedly a valuable book for anyone interested in Japanese culture, mainly its easthetics, with a lot of brilliant observations on the culture in general. For people who are more familiar with this topic it may [... more]
CDN$14.95
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