La Jolla, California: After spending two and one-half years in Japan (1994-1997) Pauline Hager, author of Memoirs of an American Housewife in Japan, hilariously recounts her "trials and tribulations" as she gingerly maneuvers through complicated rules of Japanese social behavior, never knowing when a simple faux pas would be construed as an intolerable violation of proper conduct.

Memoirs of an American Housewife in Japan is a guide to how not to act in public, how not to use chopsticks and what not to wear for dinner. An amusing and informational memoir of modern Japan speeding into the 21st century, author Pauline Hager encounters ancient traditions alongside a looming hi-tech society. In her near-state of confusion while living in Japan, Ms. Hager chronicles her stay with lucid perceptiveness and a wry sense of humor as she describes the people and places that she remembers with fondness. Former Japanese neighbor writes, "I have come to the place where you tried Japanese toilet and push the button without knowing which is which. Oh! Pauline, how I laughed."

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Title: Memoirs of an American Housewife in Japan

Author: Pauline Hager

Publication Date: December 2002

ISBN # 0-7414-0747-7

Price: U.S. $14.95

No. of Pages: 237

Size: 0.51x8.50x5.50

Paperback