Where do the strict rules of life in Japanese society come from, and why are the native inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun so closed off in contact with outsiders? We talk about what Japan is really like and who the Japanese are with the author of the book "A Window with a View of Fuji. Japan – the land of whispers and innuendos." The meeting with Dominika Giordano is hosted by Monika Stachura. ✨ January 8, Thursday, 7:00 PM 📍 Big Book Cafe MDM, ul. Koszykowa 34/50 Event partner: Bezdroża Publishing After the meeting, the author will sign copies of the book! ABOUT THE BOOK Dominika Giordano spent twelve years in Japan. First as the Polish consul in Tokyo, then as an employee of a local corporation, and finally, after the pandemic, running a Polish healthy food restaurant in the country's capital. When she arrived in Japan, she didn't expect to embark on a journey into the unknown, deep into the Japanese soul, searching for answers to the question: why is it so? Her Japan is a land of spirits, whispers, innuendos, guesses, and constantly looking at things from another perspective. This book is an attempt to understand the people living in the Land of the Rising Sun — and that task is not easy. Firstly, because of their lack of openness, and secondly — due to the obvious foreignness of someone from outside, a person who does not understand the strict rules prevailing in Japanese society. So what is Japan really like? Who are the Japanese? If you want to get to know them better, join Dominika Giordano on a journey to Tokyo — and beyond. Turn off European thinking and open yourself to a new value system. Try to understand, without judging. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dominika Giordano – Japan became her second home in 2010, when she started working as the Polish consul in Tokyo. Since then, she has been constantly discovering and experiencing Japanese culture, society, and the business world – advising Japanese corporations, developing her own projects, and sharing her observations as a correspondent for Radio 357. Her second love/passion is cooking – she has run, among others, a restaurant based on Kampo philosophy, and also opened the Polish restaurant Maison Warszawa in Tokyo. Her stories combine the perspective of a diplomat, businesswoman, and someone who has lived Japan daily for years – in a way you won't find in guidebooks.
