Japan Up Close: 15 Lessons on Society and Culture in Japanese

This book helps users to enjoyably deepen and broaden their understanding of Japan by presenting readings that explore Japan from diverse angles--past vs. present, urban vs. rural, domestic vs. foreign, and more--followed by various tasks for strengthening comprehension. Worksheets for checking understanding of every unit's content and lists of the key words and English translations of the readings in each unit are provided at the end of the book.