DOING BUSINESS WITH JAPANESE MEN: A Woman’s...

DOING BUSINESS WITH JAPANESE MEN: A Woman’s Handbook by Christalyn Brannen and Tracey Wilen (Stone Bridge Press, P.O. Box 8208, Berkeley, CA 94707: $9.95; 174 pp., paperback original). Delicate business negotiations can be complicated when Western female executives encounter the traditional sexism of Japanese culture. Drawing on first-hand experiences of American and Canadian women, Brannen and Wilen have assembled a practical volume of suggestions. The concise text covers how a woman can establish herself as a figure of authority, how to discourage unwanted advances, how to deal with the rituals of after-hours bar-hopping and how to maintain correct relations with “Office Ladies” (young women who work at low-paying secretarial jobs while waiting to get married).