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Laughing with the Japanese

At first glance, the Japanese people do not appear to have a sense of humor. During the time I worked at Sony, there was no opportunity of opening a presentation with a joke or making sarcastic comments during a meeting.

Silent famine

In 1884, the first correlation between beriberi and a dietary factor was made by Takaki Kanehiro, a Japanese Naval doctor.

The, often inscrutable, ways of the Japanese

Working at Sony gave me an opportunity to closely observe how the Japanese communicate. This essay is a summary of my observations which could be useful to anyone planning to visit Japan or work for a Japanese company in India, or may be simply interested in Japanese culture.