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Dr. Nicos Rossides spent seven unforgettable years in Japan from the late 1970s, when the country began to emerge as a major player on the world stage. From a humbled nation, post-war Japan metamorphosed into an example to admire and emulate. Rossides witnessed this staggering growth and the "lost decade" that followed, only for the country to rebound again as a significant global player.
Rossides eventually married into a Japanese family and grew a network of close Japanese friends. In eleven succinct and entertaining essays, the Author exposes the reader to multiple lenses or perspectives on Japanese culture and society. He does this based on what he experienced first-hand and only later digested as a kaleidoscope of different cultural nuances and insights.
A fascinating read for those with a sincere interest in Japan and its socio-cultural practices and traditions and, may include students and academics, international businessmen and diplomats and their accompanying families. Written in a breezy style, Dr. Rossides offers his personal vision of how contemporary Japan is changing to address the realities of life in the twenty-first century.
About the author
Nicos Rossides is an accomplished CEO and organizational development consultant. He earned his doctorate in engineering from Japan's prestigious Kyoto University. He lived in Japan for 7 years in the 70's and 80's, is married to a Japanese, and has frequently visited the country since then.
Summary
A fascinating insight into Japanese life and society from an author who knows the country extraordinarily well. An understanding of that most elusive of concepts: “Japanese-ness.” The author brings a detachment, from being an outsider, to dissect the country’s society and culture
