Japan

Foreign Business Customs and Etiquette Presentation Japan / Nippon : 

Foreign Business Customs and Etiquette Presentation Japan / Nippon Shinobu & Mabel Instructor : Kristy November 2009

Where is Japan ? : 

Where is Japan ? Japan is a country of over three thousand islands extending along the pacific coast of Asia. There are four main islands : Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Population is about 1.3 billion in 2009. Japan has four seasons.

Job Etiquette : 

Job Etiquette Dress Man and women’s dress should be conservative. Japanese are good to take in fashionable and trendy taste. Some offices and companies have moderate dress code, that applies.

Job Etiquette : 

Job Etiquette Greeting The customary greeting is the bow. But some Japanese may greet you with a handshake. The business cards are called meishi. Japanese give and receive meishi with both hands. Meishi should be given after bow. In introductions use the person’s last name plus the word “-san” which means Mr. or Ms., for example, Kristy-san.

Job Etiquette : 

Job Etiquette Working Usual work hours is 8 hours, but when your superior is still working, you had not better leave after them. Avoid using large hand gestures and the “OK”sign. Keep personal space is valued. Drinking and dinner together are an important part of the culture. It is a way to relive stress and the negotiations. Japanese businessmen are serious about their job & company career.

Daily Life Etiquette : 

Daily Life Etiquette If you are invited to a social event, punctuality is not expected. Never pour a drink yourself, always have someone else to do it for you. You don’t make a sound during eating, except when eating noodles. “Sumimasen” (excuse-me), “Kekko desu” (I’ve had enough) are a very useful term . Japanese always take off their shoes inside the house, a table or desk are not used as a leg rest.

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A smile can have double meaning. Joy and displeasure. Use caution with your facial expressions. Japanese are not uncomfortable with silence. Bad luck number are 4 and 9. Always wrap gifts, but white and black colors mean death. The most popular gift giving occasions are “oseibo” (summer) and “o-chugen” (the end of the year). This is very welcome to your superior. When you chose flowers, you don’t use chrysathmun. This means death and funeral.

Arigato gozaimasu ! ( Thank you very much, どうもありがとう ) : 

Arigato gozaimasu ! ( Thank you very much, どうもありがとう ) At first, an encounter with Japanese may seem too formal, but once you have “broken the ice”, their relationships are more open and warm towards foreigners…