The Accidental Office Lady: An American Woman in Corporate Japan

A young American businesswoman discovers life inside a Japanese corporation.

Armed with a new degree in Japanese studies, plenty of youthful idealism, and a can-do attitude, a young woman accepts a job as the first American trainee at Honda's headquarters in Tokyo. Her image of Japanese corporate life is dramatically challenged on her first day at work when she is issued a blue polyester uniform—a uniform worn only by women!

With good humor and accessible prose, Laura Kriska relates her journ...