ケチケチしないで、簡素（シンプル）にするのが山本流。家計を預かる主婦ならば、こんな時代ですもの、節約、きっと頑張っていることでしょう。頑張って、頑張って、でも、「これ以上はもうムリ！」と思ったら、ちょっと立ち止まって、この本を開いてみてください。節度をもって、約（つま）しく暮らすことで見えてくるものがあります。本当に大切なものを見失わないために、暮らし上手な山本さんが心をこめてつづった節約ノート。きっとあなたの暮らしに、ぽっと明かりをともしてくれることでしょう。　第1章 台所で節約をまなぶ／第2章 過ぎ去りし日のささやき／第3章 旅するように暮らしたい／第4章 お金では買えない／の4章立て。楽しみながら読んで心の役に立つ本です。

本書は呉善花による「反日韓国論」の集大成にしてベストセラー『侮日論』（文春新書）を英訳し、電子書籍化したものです。 Through this book, you will get to know true historical and social reasons why Koreans have continued to resent and insult Japanese people. The author of this book will share with you her inexcusable experiences with the Korean authorities who took away her human rights, certainly knowing that she was born as a Korean but is now a naturalized Japanese citizen. Though it is not wildly known that the relationship between Japan and Korea is not as good as you might think, it is hard to believe that reasons for some offensive actions taken by Koreans against Japanese people, which this book discusses, will definitely shed light on what truly was happening during the past decades. The annexation of Korea and the WWII might be the reasons behind these offensive actions against Japanese people. However, most of Japanese people simply can’t accept these behaviors. In fact, Korean people should realize that during the 1900’s, Japan helped Korea economically and socially, and improved Korea’s social and physical infrastructure that laid the foundation for Korea to become a modernized and industrialized society. Japan also has been fulfilling Korea’s requests, such as paying compensatory money for “so-called comfort women.” However, it seems that such compensation was not enough to Korean people, who kept asking for more. We cannot deny the fact that Korea has been taking an advantage of the comfort woman issue and the kind-hearted attitude of the Japanese people. As a result, Korean people keep on looking down Japanese people and spreading Korean people’s hate toward Japanese people through Korea’s education system. So, let’s take a look at what the author says about the real situation between Japan and Korea nowadays.

「実は謝るアメリカ人」「簡単にぼられる中国人」「ロシア人は二重人格!?」「歩かないタイ人」「猫舌なフランス人」「ブータンはフリーセックスの国!?」「融通が利かない日本人」「インドで出家するとモテモテ!?」「賄賂が当たり前のトルクメニスタン」「早足シンガポール」「オシャレな小国、ブータン」……本書では、世界83ヶ国を旅してきた著者が抱腹絶倒のエピソードを「手くせ」「足ぐせ」「口ぐせ」「酒ぐせ」「性癖」「潔癖」「奇癖」の7つに分類し、紹介。思わず「悪い癖だな」と口走ってしまう場面も。「なくて七癖」ではないが、世界は我々の想像をはるかに超えた「クセ」で満ちており、癖を通してお国柄も見えてくる。「手くせ」が悪いのは人?　奇妙な「性癖」を露呈したのは人?　「潔癖」なのはやっぱり人?　日本人の隠れた癖もネタになっているかも?　さあ、日本と世界のギャップを感じ、笑ってみよう!