Book: Kickboxing Geishas

January 19, 2007 on 2:00 pm | In Books | | Email This Post

Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation

I have not read this book yet myself, but it looks quite interesting.

It seems the author has taken the time to interview various modern Japanese women who have broken the mold and are pursuing serious careers in a society where women are still expected to “kotobuki taisha” 寿退社 and quit their jobs after getting married.

The Amazon review mentions that the author interviewed women from a variety of professions, but I wonder if she got out of Tokyo, Osaka, and the other large cities of Japan during her research. I’m sure the situation is a lot different for women working in the big cities versus those working out in the countryside 田舎.

I actually know a Japanese lady who is a programmer for NEC way out in Nagano. Apparently she is the only female on her team. She is unmarried, but some how I expect she is not the type to become a professional housewife (専業主婦) after tying the knot…

Thanks to komomola for the book tip!

(I’m into Spanish Blogs now because of the crazy attention that my new Japanese Ads blog has been getting from Spanish speaking countries!)

- Harvey

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