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Summary: laugh out loud funny
Review: I had tears in my eyes reading this one. While sharing his experience in Japan he manages to actually enlighten and be devastatingly funny at the same time. It made me want to go to Tokyo and see for myself.
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Summary: Very funny book - I read it over and over
Review: If you like humor, you defintely should get this book. Dave Barry made fun of himself by being a clueless American getting to know Japanese culture. The everyday living of Japanese people can be made humor only from Dave's point of view without being judgmental or racist.
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Summary: On the Mark!!!
Review: Take a break from your serious studies of Japan with this one! Though Barry only spends a brief time in Japan he makes some very important observations and brings his humor to its highest level in the process.
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Summary: Absolutely True!
Review: I am currently living in Japan, and I read this book to provide myself with some levity. This book is ABSOLUTELY TRUE 100% and is HYSTERICAL! Dave Barry successfully turned the little frustrating things about Japan into laughing riots. I loved every word!
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Summary: Could not stop laughing
Review: I lived in Japan for 3 years. I saw the book in a Tokyo bookstore, bought it, and started to read it in a Japanese coffee shop. I could not resist but laughed out loud - which did not stop til I finished the book. Do I need to say more ?
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Summary: Frighteningly true Japanese humor powerhouse!
Review: While I was studying in Japan, I quickly realized that Dave Barry's book was the only real all-encompassing guide to Japanese culture that was (a) true-to-life and (b) easy to understand. Not to mention hilarious on many, many levels.Any person that has come to Japan from overseas will appreciate what Dave has to say, and any person that plans to go to Japan, for any length of time, will have an excellent idea of what to expect. Buy this book.
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Summary: The weirdest loonyride
Review: Dave Barry is back, in a hilarious recounting of his time in Japan, for the purpose of writing a book ("You hope to write a book in three weeks?" "Well, it won't be a GOOD book!" *laughs* "I see.") Apparently being linguistically inept, Dave has to deal with non-English speaking Japanese people, the best airlines in the world, Americans smelling bad, big feet in teeny slippers, Japanese Kabuki theater, and marrying an elderly geisha. It's clear that Mr. Barry has respect for the Japanese, even as he lampoons them (like he does everyone else. He devotes a chapter to Hiroshima; also, he covers the ability of the Japanese to be dignified while being snockered; covers a crime wave and gangsters; checks out the Japanese foodstuffs; and feels hip for the first time in years. Barry is his usual irreverent, hilarious self as he covers the "three hippie tourists" in the conservative world of Japan. This is not a book to be missed! Oh, and "Loving Singing Eating Italian Tomato Restaurant". Nuff zed.
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Summary: Culture Shock in Convenient Book Form
Review: I've never been to the Far East. I'm not even particularly a Dave Berry fan. However, Dave Berry is such a no-B.S. kind of humor writer that it is easy to trust that his prose is full of insights rather than exaggerations. In the book, you'll learn how a typical middle-aged suburban American can consider himself so much more hip than most teenage Japanese rebels. You'll learn why domestic comedians are safe from an intrusion of Japanese comedy. You'll learn the secrets of Japan's economic success (sort of). You'll never figure out why Kabuki theater is the highest art form. Dave Berry also includes serious messages about the differences in Japanese and American culture. I enjoyed it and will very likely buy another Dave Berry book. This is a very short book (210 pages with large print).
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Summary: Live Here. Read This. Loved It!
Review: As a servicemember who has been living in Japan for 5 years, all I have to say is that after reading Dave Barry's book "Dave Barry Does Japan", everything he stated in it is 100% true. If you're a fan of his work, then you'll like it anyways because it is hilarious, but you cannot truly relate to it unless you've either been to Japan or live here as I do. I have experienced nearly every single thing he did, and I know what he's talking about. I highly recommend this book. It's also a great primer for you if you're thinking of visiting this beautiful country. Buy it. You won't be sorry.
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: This book was a pleasant surprise; the concept sounded forced, and not really all that funny, so it was not at the top of my priorities list of Dave Barry books to read. But it is truly one of his best, up there with "Dave Barry Talks Back", "Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need", and "Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up". Much of it is screamingly funny, although he actually does have a semi-serious chapter/column on visiting Hiroshima (how much can even Dave Barry find to laugh about at Hiroshima? Not much, and surprisingly, he doesn't try) but the interesting thing, for all that he would deny any intention of being serious, is that there are serious insights to be found in this book on the differences between America and Japan if one looks past the chuckles. This book is a must for any Dave Barry fan, and his highly recommended if you AREN'T already familiar with his other work. Of course, if you ARE familiar with his work, and didn't care for it, his style of humor hasn't changed any.
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