The Japanese Mind : Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture

In THE JAPANESE MIND, Roger Davies offers Westerners an invaluable key to the unique aspects of Japanese culture.

Readers will gain a clear understanding of what really makes the Japanese, and their society, tick.

Among the topics explored are: aimai (ambiguity), amae (dependence upon others' benevolence), chinmoku (silence in communication), gambari (perseverance), giri (social obligation), kenkyo (the appearance of modesty), zoto (gift giving), and much more.