70 Japanese Gestures Level 4 (Hamiru-aqui)
This is a fun little book with pictures showing many common (and some not-so-common) Japanese gestures. Using body parts including hands, arms, and face, offers a whimsical, yet factual, look at seventy gestures used in Japan to communicate nonverbally. So much can be conveyed by non-verbal communication, and while language books and cultural guides are invaluable, so is this!
Who needs to speak Japanese? There's a lot you can say with traditional hand gestures and body motions that are universal as well as uniquely Japanese. This whimsical look at "the language of no language" will teach you to hurl insults, flirt, agree, excuse yourself, cross the street, and even make promises--wordlessly!
Hamiru-aqui is a Japanese artist based in Tokyo. She received the 2001 London International Advertising Award. Aileen Chang is a 3rd-generation Chinese born and raised in Tokyo.