Stephen Givens is a corporate lawyer based in Tokyo.
Evasion of difficult subjects is hazardous to corporate survival. As old Japan hands know, tatemae is a special mode of the Japanese language employed to obscure and soften "difficult" subjects.
Deciphering the Japanese codes designed to obscure difficult subjects

Toshiba explained Kurumatani had resigned for personal reasons. © Reuters
Stephen Givens is a corporate lawyer based in Tokyo.
Evasion of difficult subjects is hazardous to corporate survival. As old Japan hands know, tatemae is a special mode of the Japanese language employed to obscure and soften "difficult" subjects.