A comprehensive look at the customary differences between humor in Japan and the West, providing cultural examples and illustrative terminology in the original

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Reading Japan offers the student readings on geopolitics, education, language, Japanese-ness and ethnicity, gender and history, with the dual aims of broadening

This innovative book traces the impact of tradition on modern humour across several Asian countries and their cultures. Using examples from Japan, Korea, Indone

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