日本 - Nippon

Nippon: the Land and its People was originally compiled for the use of the employees of Nippon Steel Corporation. Like many Japanese companies, Nippon Steel has been internationalizing its business operations very rapidly the past few years, with the result that the employees are now coming into increasingly frequent contact with foreigners, both in Japan and overseas. At such times, the conversation often turns to subjects about Japan, and our employees are often asked about Japanese culture and other aspects of their country. Many of these questions are extremely difficult to answer accurately and to the satisfaction of the inquirer. Two reasons for this are that the employee often does not know enough about the subject, and even when he does know the answer, he is often incapable of expressing it well in a foreign language. This book was compiled to help eliminate these problems. Since it first appeared in May 1978, it has gained a wide readership both inside the company and with the general public.