Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.daionet.gr.jp!news.yamada.gr.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "John Yamamoto-Wilson" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Best book about life in Japan Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:49:28 +0900 Lines: 10 Message-ID: <36r9jnF56h9giU1@individual.net> References: <1104442698.532209.227460@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <10t911gbjl29b7f@news.supernews.com> <1gpnl04.ieo587w50hq8N%dame_zumari@yahoo.com> <33kiq2F40lnseU1@individual.net> <41d61105$0$6140$44c9b20d@news3.asahi-net.or.jp> <41D7CF9D.2080508@hotmail.com> <41D7F63C.7070709@hotmail.com> <41FE369F.7000207@hotmail.com> <4205dc54$0$9151$44c9b20d@news3.asahi-net.or.jp> <36p8a0F5433d5U1@individual.net> <36r9f9F574i4vU1@individual.net> Reply-To: "John Yamamoto-Wilson" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net a6PRPCYrFpi9W3tOIXrsuAfKZw3mVPF5Y0mwErhXapOxNpLwXW X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:24954 Oh, just an afterthought. I haven't been following the thread, but my vote for the best book about life in Japan is Dave Bary Does Japan. It isn't often I shake with laughter while reading a book in public places, but that had me nearly falling out of my seat, to the consternation of fellow-commuters on the Chuo line. -- John http://rarebooksinjapan.com