Thank you to the following sources. If you are interested in learning more about Japan, please read the following books and visit the following websites.

Books:

De Mente, Boye L. JAPAN made easy: All You Need to Know to Enjoy            Japan.Chicago: Passport Books, 1995.

Kataoka, Hiroko C. and Tetsuya Kusumoto. Japanese Cultural Encounters &       How to Handle Them.Chicago: Passport Books, 1991.

Websites:

About Japan Culture. 15 Oct. 2001. http://byjnet.com/INFO/About_Japan/Culture/

Depaul Home page on Japan. 15 Oct. 2001. http://www.depaul.edu/~dkilburg/etiquett.htm

Japan-guide.com. 11 Oct. 2001. http://www.japan-guide.com