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Synopsis
As the first British Professor of Philosophy since 1882 to be invited to teach at the prestigious and enigmatic University of Tokyo-- the Oxbridge of Japan--Simon May enjoyed a degree of access denied to other commentators. Each chapter of the book focuses on some everyday human matter, such as love, death, bureaucracy, hygiene, food, toilets, commuting, education, marriage and memory. Japanese attitudes to such issues are explored through a mixture of light-hearted anecdote and trenchant analysis, and through his vivid accounts of Kafkaesque bureaucracy, flying goldfish, gangsters at funerals, businessmen paying good money to be whipped, doctors faking death certificates and cover-ups at all levels of society, Simon May manages to expose the foibles of a people who have captivated and mystified the West for nearly two centuries.
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About the Author
Dr Simon May is Fellow in Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. His writing draws not only on his wide philosophical learning, but also on his experience outside academia, in international politics and business. Dr May has been a close adviser to various world statesmen, held senior positions in the European Union, and served on the Board of Directors of both public and private companies.
Review
"'It is a sympathetic portrait, prescient about Japan's recovery as a major economic power, and affectionately witty as a study of a sometimes eccentric and often unusual people.' A.C. Grayling In Atomic Sushi, the anecdotes are often hilarious, sharply drawn and told in a droll tone that contrasts with the eccentricities being conjured up. The interpretations are sometimes amusing and sometimes astute... May has a delicious, if sometimes cruel, take on things' The Financial Times 'An intelligent and personable author who writes beautifully and tells good jokes... As well as cataloguing the bizarre and the comic, May subtly expresses his mixed feelings about Japan' The Literary Review"
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- PublisherAlma Books Inc
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 184688022X
- ISBN 13 9781846880223
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages217
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