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1 online resource (225 pages) |
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data file rda |
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Includes index. |
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Previously published in 2003 as Kata : the key to understanding and dealing with the Japanese. |
| Contents |
Frontcover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; What Makes the Japanese Japanese?; 1 The Kata Factor; Japan's Secret Weapon; Mental Training; The Shikata of Harmony; The Feeling of Rightness; The Uniqueness Factor; Kata Comes First; The Coming of Foreigners; 2 The Kata-ization of Japan; The Way of the Gods; The Way of Wet-rice Farming; The Country of Wa; The Mother Kata; Handicrafts and Art; Shikata of the Samurai; Shikata of the Swords; The Ritual of Tea; The Shikata of Sumo; The Shikata of Poetry; Behind the Masks of Kabuki and Noh; The Beauty Cult; The Art of Bowing. |
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The Art of AmbiguityThe Importance of the Apology; Big Brother and Groupism; The Way of Suicide; The Kata-ized Mind; 3 Kata in Japan Today; Continuing the Kata Culture; The Role of Martial Arts; Survival Linked with Kata; The Compulsion for Quality; Japanese-style Sincerity; Building Trust; Winning by the Numbers; Traveling by the Numbers; Reconfirming Japaneseness; Baseball the Wa Way; Copying as a Cultural Attribute; Dressing the Japanese Psyche; Cuteness and Infantilism; The Shikata of Being Japanese; Behind the Bamboo Curtain; Dealing with Foreigners; Kata in Politics; The Layered Culture. |
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Becoming International4 Kata in Business; Learning the Roles and Rules; Risk Factors in Building Consensus; Managing without Giving Orders; The Japanese Way of Working; The Dangers of Speaking English; Coping with a Humble Mode; Etiquette as a Weapon; Avoiding Emotional Blocks; The Kata of Rank; Sitting in the Right Place; Calling People Names; Exchanging Name-cards; The Structure of a Japanese Office; Dealing with the Consensus Kata; Following the Chain of Command; Behind-the-scenes Management; Inter-company Relations; The Advantages of Illogical Thinking; Designing as a Cultural Expression. |
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Production as a Religious ExperiencePackaging Makes Perfect; Seeing Kata in Action; 5 Weaknesses of the Japanese System; The New Playing Field; Right-brain vs. Left-brain Influences; The Downside of Speaking Japanese; Speaking in Tongues; Channeling Competitive Power; Japan on "Clark's Curve"; Waves in the World of Wa; Personal Failings; Might is Right; 6 Can Japan Survive without Kata?; Japan vs. the World; The Dwindling Kata; Influence from Abroad; From No. 2 to No. 3; Japan Today; Index; Photo Credits. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 22, 2019). |
| Subject |
National characteristics, Japanese.
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Japan -- Civilization -- 1945-
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Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1945-
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Etiquette -- Japan.
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Japan -- Social life and customs.
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REFERENCE -- Etiquette.
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National characteristics, Japanese. (OCoLC)fst01033459
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Etiquette. (OCoLC)fst00916277
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1945
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| Added Author |
Botting, Geoff, 1961- editor.
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| Added Title |
Kata
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| Note |
At head of title: Kata as the Key to Understanding the Japanese |
| Other Form: |
Print version: De Mente, Boye Lafayette. Japan: A Guide to Traditions, Customs and Etiquette. La Vergne : Tuttle Publishing, ©2018 9784805314425 |
| ISBN |
9781462920082 (electronic book) |
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146292008X (electronic book) |
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9784805314425 |
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4805314427 |
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9780804833868 |
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0804833869 |
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