Article: The Japanese and Europe: Economic and Cultural Encounters.

The foundation of a Single European Market has attracted the Japanese in increasing waves to invest and live in Europe from what they call Dai Eikoku (Great Britain) to Oranda (Netherlands) and beyond and their investments are blossoming in Mediterranean areas like Itari (Italy). It has meant that a Japanese flavour has been added to the European cultural mix, although the Japanese always retain a separate identity wherever they settle. This work then is a timely and thought-provoking introduction to the complex subject of Euro-Japanese cultural and economic interaction.

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