Focusing on the shift from treatment to prevention of alcohol problems in the early 1980s, this book compiles diverse perspectives from that era. It captures the nuances and tensions of the alcohol debate, highlighting various viewpoints and the evolving discourse surrounding alcohol issues. Originally published in 1983, it serves as a historical snapshot of the changing attitudes and strategies regarding alcohol consumption and its societal implications.
This book is set in Japan in early 2000s. It is a personal journey by a teacher of English through different facets of everyday life, amongst ordinary people, in a culture generally perceived to be impenetrable. It assembles sights and sounds, landscapes and interiors, public and private faces, joy and frustration in a simply observed, but highly detailed, mixture of humourous anecdote and thoughful reflection. Many aspects of Japanese life are included: language, food, television, travel, the workplace, cross-cultural interaction, all find their place in this book, which does not pretend to be a sociological thesis or an in-depth analysis of the Japanese mind, merely a tribute to the many open-hearted and welcoming people who made the author''s experience of living in Japan such a happy and enduring memory. The aim of the book is to share that experience with others and to give a small insight to anyone wishing to visit Japan into what they may expect to find when they get there.
