[Tom Houlihan]

On a more serious note, the bulk of my understanding of Japanese culture comes from reading and re-reading Shogun, by James Clavell. Granted, he's an Occidental, but he must have had some help with the Japanese cultural aspects of that story.

For those of you who want to read more about Samurai and their history, go find Osprey Publishing's site. There are some interesting articles in there, somewhere, about the Samurai.

Miss Saigon might be able to shed some light on the mysteries of the Orient, but I honestly don't think that Occidentals can fully comprehend a lot of the thought processes and mindsets of our Asian neighbors.