Japan

Television correspondent Gert Anhalt takes you with him on a journey through a land where deep-rooted tradition and modern technology combine to form a complex picture of daily life. Zen cloisters and robots, ancient feudal rites and high-speed bullet trains the seeming contrasts and contradictions of life in the Land of the Rising Sun fill 30 reports that dig deep into the typical experiences of the Japanese. With great sensitivity, the author gets behind the scenes in Japanese culture to report on what moves the people of this island nation, what excites and shocks them, how they eat, celebrate, and live. Included in the volume are insightful tips to include crucial points of everyday etiquette of use to anyone who wants to take their own sojourn to this fascinating land.

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Japan zeigt nach Außen ein vermeintlich krasses Nebeneinander von tief verwurzelten Traditionen und hypermodernem Lebensstil: Zen-Klöster und Roboter, uralte Feudalriten und Superschnellzüge. Im Innern kennt man das Land nur wenig. Autor und Fotograf Gert Anhalt – ZDF-Korrespondent in Tokyo – führt in 30 Reportagen tief in den Alltag der Japaner. Er zeigt Ihnen, was sie bewegt, was sie begeistert oder schockiert, wie sie essen, feiern und wohnen.