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Japanese Bankers in the City of London Japanese Bankers in the City of London Japanese Bankers in the City of London: Language, Culture and Identity in the Japanese Diaspora is a 2000 nonfiction book by Junko Sakai (酒井 順子 "Sakai Junko"), published by Routledge. This book describes the lives and cultures of employees at Japanese companies working in their London offices, including Japanese and British employees. Ines Sanmiguel of Rikkyo University stated that the book's audience includes persons interested in cultural and social studies and persons who are interested in business. She wrote that "the intrinsic value of this work lies in providing an insight into how