ABSTRACT
Possibly more popular manuals have been written about visiting, living in and working in Japan than any other country. Text B2.1.2 in this unit is an extract from such a manual, written by Boye Lafayette De Mente, specifically for members of the US business community who are doing business in Japan. Text B2.1.3, written by Japanese social scientist, Yoshino Sugimoto, raises interesting issues that relate to the views expressed by the writer of Text B2.1.2.
