Author:
De Mente, Boye.
Edition Statement:Updated and expanded ed.
Imprint:North Clarendon, Vt. : Tuttle Pub., 2009.
Description160 p. ; 21 cm.
Note:Includes index.
Note:Previously published: 1990.
Note:Notes on the Japanese language -- Preface -- 1: Origins of Japanese etiquette -- 2: Role of harmony -- 3: Vertical society -- 4: Samurai legacies -- 5: Language in Japanese etiquette -- 6: Use of names -- 7: Using titles -- 8: When and how to bow -- 9: Shaking hands the Japanese way -- 10: Protocol of seating -- 11: Dining etiquette -- 12: Japanese way of drinking -- 13: Paying bar and restaurant bills -- 14: Public etiquette -- 15: Electronic etiquette -- 16: Using (and surviving) public transportation -- 17: Bath and toilet protocol -- 18: Importance of gift giving -- 19: Japan's home-visiting etiquette -- 20: Tea ceremony protocol -- 21: Japan's festival culture -- 22: Importance of the apology -- 23: Expressing appreciation -- 24: Dating in Japan -- 25: Wedding customs -- 26: Wakes, funerals and memorial services -- 27: Shrine and temple etiquette -- 28: Inns as portals to Japan's past -- 29: Art of arts and crafts -- 30: People-watching -- 31: Japan's greening -- 32: Business in Japan -- 33: Introductions and relationships -- 34: Name cards and how to exchange them -- 35: Vague language -- 36: Criticism taboos -- 37: Pitfalls of praise in Japan -- 38: Sayonara-"if it must be so!" -- Glossary of useful terms -- Index.
