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Dave Barry and his family took a three week trip to Japan in 1992 and Barry recounts the trip. Parts of the book are very dated and there is definitely a lot of stereotypes about Japanese culture. There were some parts I found humorous, especially when Barry is poking fun at himself. The best written chapter was on Hiroshima which wasn't funny at all. Not a book I would normally pick up but it works for the satire part of a reading challenge I'm doing.
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Classic Dave Barry, poke fun at something, in this case Japan while secretly a show of admiration. Sort of a reverse of damning with faint praise. I have often heard that Japan may have lost WWII , but they found a different way to conquer the world and, maybe, they have.
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Janet
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