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 specifically for members of the US business community who are doing business inJapan. Text B2.1.3, written by Japanese social scientist Yoshio Sugimoto, raises interesting issues thatrelate to theviews expressed by the writer of Text B2.1.2, Boyé Lafayette De Mente.
