Introduction1. The Japanese Language: One Language, One Country2. The Japanese Environment: Ma the Human Translation of Natural Space3. Japanese Social Organization: Inside and Outside Faces4. Japanese Contexting: Listener Talk 1015. The Japanese Authority Conception: Playing Chess or Playing Go6. Japanese Nonverbal Communication: Not Just About a Bow7. The Japanese Temporal Conception: The Right Thing at the Right Time8. Case Study: Getting Down to Earth with Cloud ComputingNotesIndexAbout the Authors
The key to professional success in Japan is understanding Japanese people. The authors, seasoned cross-cultural trainers for businesspeople, provide a practical set of guidelines for understanding Japanese people and culture through David A. Victor's LESCANT approach of evaluating a culture's language, environment, social organization, context, authority, nonverbal communication, and time conception. Each chapter addresses one of these topics and shows effective strategies to overcoming cultural barriers and demonstrates how to evaluate the differences between Japan and North America to help avoid common communication mistakes. The book is generously peppered with photographs to provide visual examples. Exploring language and communication topics, international relations, and the business community, this book is an excellent intercultural overview for anyone traveling to or working in Japan.