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The following articles were originally published in The Shelbyville News in the column “Letters Home:  A Hoosier in Japan.”

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Book Description  Letters Home What types of holidays do Japanese people celebrate? What is the educational system like in Japan? What are Japanese festivals like? What are some of the customs and traditions of the Japanese people? Professor Todd Jay Leonard, writing from the perspective of living and working in Japan, provides in this fascinating book the answers to these and many other questions. Letters Home: Musings of an American Expatriate Living in Japan delivers a firsthand account of daily Japanese life through the eyes and personal experiences of Professor Leonard who has enjoyed an ongoing relationship with Japan and the Japanese people for nearly twenty-five years. This anecdotal book of essays, written in the style of personal letters, offers commentary on a wide range of topics and issues including culture, history, education, language, society, and religion of modern Japan from the point-of-view of an American expatriate who has made Japan his home. The author’s friendly, down-to-earth, yet authoritative, style of writing will transport you to modern Japan, where you will learn about the customs and traditions of this most fascinating country. This book can be enjoyed by anyone who has an interest in learning about Japan and its people.http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Home-Musings-American-Expatriate/dp/0595283098/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299907225&sr=1-2

Archives


  1. ๏Japanese boys, girls have special days to celebrate

  2. ๏Japan’s toilet culture flushes ahead of U.S.

  3. ๏Japan’s snow is deep, dangerous

  4. ๏Spiritual retreat is just a short drive north

  5. ๏Japanese Valentine’s Day is one-sided affair


  1. ๏World traveler believes there's no place like home

  2. ๏Youths have big celebration upon ‘coming of age’

  3. ๏New Year’s in Japan is celebrated like Christmas

  4. ๏Sending mixed messages Christmas in Japan

  5. ๏Japan's Bonenkai・helps to Forget・year


  1. ๏Trash laws here are nothing compared to Japan

  2. ๏Neighborhood system transmits information

  3. ๏‘Johnny Appleseed’ Ing brings seeds to Japan

  4. ๏Japanese harvest is similar to Indiana’s

  5. ๏Japanese wedding receptions can be costly


  1. ๏Traditional Japanese weddings are beautiful

  2. ๏Japanese funerals have ancient traditions

  3. ๏Funeral rituals in Japan are strict, somber

  4. ๏In Japan, a waving cat indicates good luck

  5. ๏Per request, Leonard’s column about Japan returns

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