Wicked Japanese: For the Traveler

From the sneakily successful travel series with over 1,000,000 copies in print, here is the pocket-sized guide that combines verbal self-defense with cultural insight. Specifically focused on getting in, getting around, and getting the deal done, Wicked Japaneseprepares the gaijin (that's you) for a world so alien that just wearing the wrong necktie can spell certain death to the bargain you flew 18 hours to seal.

Impress your host with your politeness--and recite the correct apology for grazing a stranger with your sleeve: Buchoho de makoto ni moshiwake gozaimasen ("Sorry to have injured you with my stupid clumsiness"). And if planning to work for a Japanese company, show that you're a team player: Yumei na daigaisha no hitotsu no hagurama ni nalitai ("I wish to be a tiny cog in a huge and honorable machine"). 93,000 copies in print.

From the bestselling author of theWicked series comes a pocket-sized guide that combines verbal self-defense with cultural insight. Specifically designed for getting in, getting around, and getting things done--business wise--in Japan. Illustrations throughout.

It's a wicked world out there. And to help the millions of Americans who venture beyond our shores every year come the phrase-books that put the visitor in control. Together with 933,000 copies in print.

Howard Tomb is the author of the Wicked Travel books. He also writes for the Sunday Travel Section of the New York Times.

INTRODUCTION

Mystery and Mastery

Instant Translation Guide

CULTURE

The Four Major Belief Systems: Shinto, Buddhism, LIFO, and FIFO

Quote the Masters

For Women Only

Oh, Noh!

The Sutra on the Eight Realizations for the 1990s

GETTING AROUND

Road Signs

The Crowded Subway, Judo, and You

Zen Cab: What is Final Destination of Motionless Taxi?

Emergencies

ENTERTAINMENT AND OBSESSION

Play-by-Play Sumo

Baseball Cheers

Golf as War

Defensive Driving

THE PRACTICAL GAIJIN

Ceremony of the Bon Bon

Straw Bed and Raw Breakfast

Wise Loss of Face

Rent-a-Coffin

SOCIAL JAPAN

Visiting the Japanese Home

Dining Etiquette for Barbarians

Honorable Tea

Avoiding Ambulatory Food

Fugu Roulette

Slurp as Buddha

Impressing Your Geisha

Getting Naked in Japan

The Karaoke Bar

Ale Bonding

WORKING FOR THE JAPANESE

-_Life-" in a Japanese Company

Company Songs

STALKING THE DEAL

Bow to Conquer

Flight of the Crane and the Proper Introduction

Translating Attitudes

The First Business Meeting

Sumo-Style Sales Techniques

Interpreting Non-Verbal Signals

Never Just Say No

The Inevitable Thank-You Note