Duty and Sentiment: How Culture Shapes Thinking and Behavior in Japan and the West
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Why Are Koshien High School Baseball Games All Televised? -- Why Do People Watch Live Professional Baseball Games? -- Why Did "Tiger Mask" Send Gifts? -- What Makes Strong Sumo Wrestlers Stand Apart? -- Why Were Mozart, Beethoven, and Liszt Able to Produce Excellent Music? -- Can Music Change people's Behavior? -- 2 Do Mathematical Theories Have National Characteristics? -- How Does the Assimilation of Immigrants Affect the Economy? -- Will Bon Odori Dance Disappear Amid Globalization?: Ethnic Japanese in Sao Paulo and Jews in New York -- The Global Contribution of a Prizefighter in the Showa Era -- Why Do Diplomats in New York Park Illegally? -- What Good Would It Do if Japanese Anime Was Diffused Across the World? -- What Was It in "Oshin" that Won the Hearts and Minds of People Overseas? -- Do Children's Values Reflect Their Parents' Values? -- What Changes if Fukuzawa Yukichi is Shown on a 10,000-Yen Bill? -- 3 Why Is It a Secret to Successful Business Management That the Business Owner Treats Job-Seekers to Gourmet Food? -- How Is the French Mentality Relevant to the Arrest of Carlos Ghosn? -- What Does Adam Smith Have in Common with an Old Lollipop Man? -- What Comes Out from Mixing the Rich and the Poor? -- What Can We Learn from the Life of Kazuo Ishiguro About Government Finance? -- Municipalities That Fared Well in the Tax-Deductible Donation Scheme by Not Offering Thank-You Gifts -- How Can Takarasiennes Always Maintain Their Modesty, Fairness, and Graceful Beauty?-The Reason for the Unwaning Popularity of the Takarazuka Revue Company -- How Does Ninjo (Human Sentiments) Enrich the Market Economy? -- 4 What Will Become of Pupils in a Class with a Female Teacher? -- Women: Are They Born as Women or Do They Become Women? -- Women and Men, What Are the Differences?.