Living/Relating
Of course you'll learn the ropes soon enough, but why not smooth out the first few months? Nothing can really prepare you for total immersion in another culture, but forewarned is forearmed! Some of these books about living and relating in Japan are quite practical, some are just fun, and others are seriously out-of-date -- but all capture the sense of the people, and of the place.
Appreciations of Japanese Culture by Donald Keene Paperback
352 pages
Culture Shock! Japan: Japan (Culture Shock Series) Paperback
Language, food and entertaining, social customs, festivals, relationships, and business tips."
The Broken Bridge: Fiction from Expatriates in Literary Japan by Suzanne Kamata (Editor) Paperback
36 non-Japanese writers, expatriates in Japan find their own balance between individual identity and conforming to Japanese society.
Dave Barry Does Japan Paperback
224 pages
Everything seems a lot funnier when it happens to Dave Barry.
Eating in Japan (JTB's Illustrated Book Series) Paperback
Finding a Home in Tokyo Paperback
Published by the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Deep corporate pockets are pretty much assumed.
Flea Markets of Japan: A Pocket Guide for Antique Buyers by Theodore Manning Paperback
175 pages
A great book for bargain hunters: 115 flea markets across Japan, names and descriptions for 450 antiques and artifacts, over 250 shopping-related Japanese words and phrases, photographs of the most popular items for sale, and flea-market bargaining techniques.
Going to Japan on Business: Protocol, Strategies, and Language for the Corporate Traveler Paperback
Guidebook To Japan: What The Other Guidebooks Won't Tell You by Amy Chavez Paperback
413 pages
Written by a regular Japan Times columnist, this guidebook to Japan was first published as an Acrobat file -- and we've been waiting for the print version to come out. Falling somewhere between Fordors and Dave Berry, it's not only informative, it's fun to read.
I Love Japan by Craig Briggs Paperback
184 pages
This collection of short essays is part travel guide and part survival kit.
If You Teach Me Japanese, I'll Teach You English Paperback
In the Know in Japan: An Indispensable Guide to Working and Living Abroad by Jennifer Phillips Paperback
272 pages and CD
How to avoid the common cultural pitfalls of the workplace (meetings, negotiations, business attire), grocery shopping, finding a doctor, driving, etc.
Japan: A Quick Guide to Customs and Etiquette by Paul Norbury Paperback
160 pages
Japan Cheap and Easy: A Practical Guide to Daily Life in Japan Paperback
Japan: For Businessman & Job-Hunter Paperback
Japan for Kids : The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Their Children Paperback
Japan from A to Z: Mysteries of Everyday Life Explained Paperback
Japan Health Handbook by Louise Picon Shimizu, Meredith Enman Maruyama, Nancy smit Tsurumaki Paperback
352 pages. Updated edition
Japanese Family and Culture (Japan in Your Pocket) Paperback
Live and Work in Japan 2004 Edition by David Roberts, Elisabeth Roberts Paperback
288 pages
Living Abroad in Japan by Ruth Kanagy Paperback
272 pages
Imagine living in Japan. You head home past vendors selling ramen to a traditional wood house, open your sliding door, and take off your shoes before stepping onto your tatami mats. You know the locals and speak Japanese with ease. You show visiting friends around with the confidence of one who belongs...
Max Danger: The Adventures of an Expat in Tokyo Paperback
Now a little long in the tooth (written in 1987), but it has been required reading for expats for years.
Memoirs of an American Housewife in Japan by Pauline Hager Paperback
237 pages
An American housewife's husband is offered a position in Japan to work on a multinational project.
Networking in Tokyo: A Guide to English-Speaking Clubs and Societies Paperback
Setting Up an Office in Japan Paperback
American Chamber of Commerce in Japan publication.
The Simple Guide to Japan Customs & Etiquette (3rd Ed) Paperback
Teaching and Learning in Japan Paperback
410 pages
Not a get-a-job guide. Exploration the Japanese style of learning. Inside view of Japanese teaching methods.
Tokyo Q 2000-2001 by Rick Kennedy Paperback
144 pages
City Guide.
What's What in Japanese Restaurants: A Guide to Ordering, Eating and Enjoying by Bob Satterwhite Paperback
178 pages
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