{"product_id":"too-late-for-the-festival-an-american-salary-woman-in-japan-paperback","title":"Too Late for the Festival: An American Salary-Woman in Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaine Rhiannon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhiannon Paine, a technical writer for Hewlett-Packard in Silicon Valley, agreed reluctantly to transfer to their Tokyo branch. She had no idea what she was in for, and neither did her Japanese colleagues. While they coped with her social gaffes, like arriving late to work and blowing her nose in public, Paine struggled with Japanese food--\"deviant sea-creatures on rice\"--and with the Japanese language, which kept tripping her up with new verb tenses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the money she saved in Japan, \u003cb\u003eRhiannon Paine\u003c\/b\u003e made a down payment on a house in Healdsburg, California, where she has lived ever since. Catch up with her at www. rhiannonpaine.com (see the Festival page for photos) and chat with her on Twitter, where she is @calbion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 239\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.49 x 5.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71316860797181,"sku":"9780897336178","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/NBgKGBq-Wn9780897336178.webp?v=1789624329","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/too-late-for-the-festival-an-american-salary-woman-in-japan-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}