I may be one of the few to have loved this book, but I personally do not remember in this book that satire of Japanese universe, but rather the way it was wrote that attracted me from the first pages. The misadventures of Amélie Nothomb in the Japanese company are completely trivial, but thanks to stylization -that I adorée- all these anecdotes become hilarious. Read this book was a real pleasure for me and that's why I recommend it to my friends. Regarding the views on Japan, it is a little too negative, especially regarding his views on the Japanese woman, but in my opinion this is not the bottom line, you must go Moreover, when I think of this book I think its rather powerful humor.