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Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Successful Negotiating in English — A new book for Japanese
Announcing another useful book for Japanese businesspeople looking to succeed globally....
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 On the Front Lines of Forging a Global Society: Japanese and American Coworkers in Japan
As globalization advances and national borders become increasingly porous, Japan is now facing the human reality of these rapid changes: greater cultural diversity in the workforce, which brings the concomitant...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 From boiler suits to business suits, uniforms aren’t about conformity
The Japanese attitude to clothes and uniforms is a lot more nuanced than simply being about conformity or egalitarianism. It is as much about the message you are sending to...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Two words for firms that truly want to help Japan: Buy Japanese
Japanese suppliers, customers and partners know that they can rely on each other to work day and night to get their usual supply chains back up and running. But...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 …those kindly helping hands
Post-quake thoughts from one of our team members in Tokyo...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 etiquette on contacting Japanese at this time of crisis
How and when to get in touch with people in Japan as the country is dealing with the tragedy there....
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Our thoughts are with everyone in Japan
...dealing with the devastating earthquake and tsunami....
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Cultural barriers for Asians trying to reach executive posts in American firms
Many have said that there is a “bamboo ceiling” for Asians that prevents them from rising to senior posts in American firms. A close look at some of the...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 A new book by Rochelle Kopp and Pernille Rudlin — Business Etiquette Japan
Japan Intercultural Consulting's founder Rochelle Kopp and European Representative Pernille Rudlin have written a new book together, The Lowdown: Business Etiquette Japan. It's available as an audio book or...