Download or read book Understanding Humor in Japan written by Jessica Milner Davis and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together scholarly insights and research by both Japanese and non-Japanese experts, Jessica Milner Davis bridges the differences between humour in Japan and the West and examines the spectrum of Japanese humour, from ancient traditions to the norms of joke-telling.