{"product_id":"9781906042400","title":"Xenophobe's Guide to the Japanese","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The quintessence of unspoken mutual understanding is to be found in the word yoroshiku: 'You have understood what I want you to do. I have understood that you have understood what I want you to do. Therefore I leave it up to you to finish the task and I expect it to be done in the way I want it to be done. And I thank you for understanding me and agreeing to take the trouble to do the task.' All this in four syllables.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eFor all the apparent worship of the way of the warrior, being yasashii, which means being gentle, tender, caring, yielding and considerate, is very important in Japan. Asked what a Japanese values most in a potential spouse, both sexes tend to put being being yasashii at the top of their list of desirable virtues. The concept is even applied to the inanimate. For instance, a car or shampoo can be yasashii to you, to the eye, and to the environment.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oval Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052002328816,"sku":"9781906042400","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906042400_p0.jpg?v=1763616631","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906042400","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}