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    The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
    The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
    The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
    Audiobook8 hours

    The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture

    Written by Roger J. Davies and Osamu Ikeno

    Narrated by Eric Jason Martin

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    In The Japanese Mind, Roger Davies offers Westerners an invaluable key to the unique aspects of Japanese culture.

    Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick. Among the topics explored: aimai (ambiguity), amae (dependence upon others' benevolence), amakudari (the nation's descent from heaven), chinmoku (silence in communication), gambari (perseverance), giri (social obligation), haragei (literally, "belly art"; implicit, unspoken communication), kenkyo (the appearance of modesty), sempai-kohai (seniority), wabi-sabi (simplicity and elegance), and zoto (gift giving), as well as discussions of child-rearing, personal space, and the roles of women in Japanese society.

    All in all, this book is an easy-to-use introduction to the distinguishing characteristics of Japanese society; an invaluable resource for anyone-business people, travelers, or students-perfect for course adoption, but also for anyone interested in Japanese culture.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 24, 2019
    ISBN9781541430778

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    • 4/5
      This book should be called Japanese Customs and Cultural Practices. The book examines a couple dozen different customs and practices, describes what they are, and provides a light treatment of where they may have arisen from. The graduate student essays are reasonably clear, but certainly not deep in their historical analysis, but there are thought provoking questions at the end of each chapter.

      The book this audio is based on is from 2002 and the sources cited, most are now 30 years old, which raises the question about how these customs and cultural practices have changed over the last 20 years.

      Still, worth the time to read/listen.
    • 4/5
      It’s an ok book. I skipped the chapters that were not interesting (1/3 of them). Therefore, I got the opportunity to really enjoy it.