Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Foreword 11
Prologue 15
1 Uniform 21
2 Office Ladies 40
3 Ms. Mori 65
4 Sisters and Uncles 84
5 Conformity and the Helicopter Ride 102
6 Alone 114
7 Finding Myself on the Map 121
8 The Maverick 135
9 The Art of Negotiation 152
10 Lessons on Mt. Fuji 165
11 Transition 174
12 Salaryman 191
13 The Factory 207
14 Life in Sayama 217
15 Culture Lessons 229
16 Permanent Effects 245
