Different Games, Different Rules: Why Americans and Japanese Misunderstand Each Other
Japan and the United States are in closer contact politically and economically than ever before, yet in many ways our nations are as far from mutual understanding as ever. Misconceptions and miscommunications between East and West continue to playue this important relationship, frustrating the best efforts of both cultures to work together.
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Different Games, Different Rules: Why Americans and Japanese Misunderstand Each Other
Japan and the United States are in closer contact politically and economically than ever before, yet in many ways our nations are as far from mutual understanding as ever. Misconceptions and miscommunications between East and West continue to playue this important relationship, frustrating the best efforts of both cultures to work together.
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Different Games, Different Rules: Why Americans and Japanese Misunderstand Each Other

Different Games, Different Rules: Why Americans and Japanese Misunderstand Each Other

Different Games, Different Rules: Why Americans and Japanese Misunderstand Each Other

Different Games, Different Rules: Why Americans and Japanese Misunderstand Each Other

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Overview

Japan and the United States are in closer contact politically and economically than ever before, yet in many ways our nations are as far from mutual understanding as ever. Misconceptions and miscommunications between East and West continue to playue this important relationship, frustrating the best efforts of both cultures to work together.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198025528
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 04/24/1997
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Haru Yamada is Senior Lecturer of Linguistics at the University of Westminster, London. She is the author of American and Japanese Business Discourse: A Comparison of Interactional Styles and a number of articles on international communication.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Deborah TannenA Few Notes on the Text1.. Two Stories, Two Games2.. Communication Equipment3.. Speak for Yourself, Listen to Others4.. Taking Care of Business5.. Open for Business6.. Scoring Points7.. Support Network8.. The Truth about Teasing, Praising, and Repeating9.. Role Models: Working Man, Nurturing Mother10.. You Are What You SpeakNotesReferencesIndex
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