A lateral view : essays on culture and style in contemporary Japan / by Richie, Donald, 1924-2013

Table of Contents: “…. -- The tongue of fashion. -- Notes on the Noh. -- The Kyogen. -- Japan's avant-garde theater. -- The strata of Japanese drama. -- Women in Japanese cinema. -- The Japanese eroduction. -- A definition of the Japanese film. -- Attitudes toward Tokyo on film. -- New ways of viewing. -- TV: the presentational image. -- Mizushobai: the art of pleasing. -- The Japanese kiss. -- Pachinko. -- Walkman, Manga and society. -- The state of the arts.…”
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Japan : a guide to traditions, customs and etiquette / by De Mente, Boye

Table of Contents: “…; 1 The Kata Factor; Japan's Secret Weapon; Mental Training; The Shikata of Harmony; The Feeling of Rightness; The Uniqueness Factor; Kata Comes First; The Coming of Foreigners; 2 The Kata-ization of Japan; The Way of the Gods; The Way of Wet-rice Farming; The Country of Wa; The Mother Kata; Handicrafts and Art; Shikata of the Samurai; Shikata of the Swords; The Ritual of Tea; The Shikata of Sumo; The Shikata of Poetry; Behind the Masks of Kabuki and Noh; The Beauty Cult; The Art of Bowing.…”
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