Books to read:

Culture Shock! Japan, by Rex Shelley. Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, Portland, OR. USA 1993

Business Guide to Japan, by Boye De Mente, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. Tokyo, Japan 1989

Etiquette Guide to Japan, by Boye De Mente, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. Tokyo, Japan 1990

Doing Business with Japanese Men - A Woman's Handbook, Christalyn Brannen & Tracey Wilen, STONE BRIDGE PRESS, Berkeley, CA. USA 1993

Shikitari - Unfolding Japanese Traditions, Masako Yanagida & Shoko Hanada, Apricot, Tokyo, Japan 1996