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Let's Talk Turkey (about Japanese Turkeys) : And Other Tales from the Asian Wall Street Journal Book

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Let's Talk Turkey (about Japanese Turkeys) : And Other Tales from the Asian Wall Street Journal, There is more to Japan than the bullet train, kimonoclad geisha and lifetime employment. There is also hole-in-one insurance, hot springs for dogs and rented wedding guests.Such 'quirky stories' may not appear in standard books on Japan but all have grace, Let's Talk Turkey (about Japanese Turkeys) : And Other Tales from the Asian Wall Street Journal
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  • Let's Talk Turkey (about Japanese Turkeys) : And Other Tales from the Asian Wall Street Journal
  • Written by author Urban Lehner
  • Published by Tuttle Publishing, 1996/10/01
  • There is more to Japan than the bullet train, kimonoclad geisha and lifetime employment. There is also hole-in-one insurance, hot springs for dogs and rented wedding guests.Such 'quirky stories' may not appear in standard books on Japan but all have grace
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Introduction 9
Sect. 1 Tradition and Change 13
Old Japanese Inns Attract Status-Conscious Foreigners 16
Japan's Artisan Skills Facing Extinction 21
Japanese Firms Offer Eternal Corporate Togetherness 27
Japanese Rituals Show Private Doubts About Abortion 31
Etiquette at Japan's Biggest Bank Bows to Equality 37
Japan Plays Fast and Loose With Definition of Work 39
Sect. 2 Modernity With a Japanese Twist 45
Japan's Christmas Favors Fried Chicken and Spooning 48
Japan's Sunset Expert Shines Light on Commentators 52
Japan's Soft-Sell Female Insurance Agents Push Hard 57
Pampered Pets Lap Up Life of Luxury in Japan 61
In Japan, a Hole in One Means a Hole in the Pocket 66
Tora San Movies Recall a More Compassionate Japan 71
Sect. 3 According to Form 77
Well-Trained Commuters Keep Tokyo Subways Running on Time 80
Japanese Teens Take to Street Style as Worn by Hip American Kids 85
In Japan, Death on the Green Is Par for the Course 89
Voice of Democracy Bellows Loud and Clear in the Streets of Japan 93
Sect. 4 Creativity, Japanese Style 99
Crawl In and Stay for the Night, Japanese Inn Beckons 102
Gaman, Japan's Brand of Stoicism, Adds Spice to Nation's TV Fare 106
It's Time to Talk Turkey About Japanese Turkeys 111
Godzilla No. 18 Wreaks Havoc on Tokyo's City Hall 115
At Weddings in Japan, the Guests May Be Rented 120
At Certain Clubs in Japan, the Singer May Be ... You 123
Japan's Maverick Economist Keeps His Eye On the Sun 127
Sect. 5 Individualism, Japanese Style 133
'Pink Lady' May Just Be Japan's Leading Eccentric 136
Japan's Egg King Scrambles to the Top of U.S. Market 141
Veteran Japanese Golfer Goes For the Course Record 146
TV Rabble-Rouser Helped Topple 'The Don' of Japanese Politics 150
Sect. 6 A Nation of Internationalists 155
Is Japan Polite or Rude? It Depends Who You Ask 158
Japan Gives Free Rein to Foreign Architects 164
Foreigners Get Into Hot Water in Japan's Public-Bath Houses 169
Japanese Find Moored QE2 a Moving Experience 174
For This Reporter, Urban Isn't Just a Way of Life 179
Oh, No! People Keep Calling Me to Find Out Whether I'm Yoko 184


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