{"product_id":"i-love-japan-craig-briggs-9780595339693","title":"I Love Japan","description":"Japan is an intriguing country and culture that both delights and confounds the visitor. \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eI Love Japan\u003c\/i\u003e, Craig Briggs gives you uncommonly insightful yet amusing insights into living, working and playing in Japan. In this collection of short and witty essays, Briggs brings you Japanese culture real and unfiltered--through the eyes of a keenly observant, sensitive, and often times smart-assed foreigner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout traditional Japanese cuisine: \"Part of the enjoyment of eating soba is the 'slurping'--taking air in rapidly over the soba and enhancing the dining experience. Choking on soba, however, does not enhance the dining experience. And \"losing your lunch\" in such a traditional setting will also make you \"lose face\".\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperience the tradition of sumo wrestling and cherry blossom viewing. Understand the danger of climbing Mt. Fuji or of just taking a commuter train at rush hour. Learn and laugh about quirky Japanese refinements to common, often unsightly acts like public drunkenness and trash recycling. And, visit some of the countries surrounding Japan and be thankful you live in Japan instead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart travel guide and part survival kit, \u003ci\u003eI Love Japan\u003c\/i\u003e is the only book with the courage to tell you just what really is happening in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Briggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595339697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595339693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Craig Briggs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443558002943,"sku":"9780595339693","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0edad0f4-8eb6-4082-9a06-0f57015bf4d4.jpg?v=1777206280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-love-japan-craig-briggs-9780595339693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}