Last Updated: 30 Dec 2009 Two of my books available in Chinese
My books on English Resumes and Interviewing in English are also available in Chinese...
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Last Updated: 21 Jun 2020 In Memoriam — Randy Cross
Noting with sadness the passing of a dear friend and colleague, a fellow Japan Hand....
Last Updated: 20 Nov 2009 President Obama’s bow to the emperor
My views on this controversial topic...
Last Updated: 18 Jul 2020 Long Working Hours in Japanese Companies
There is a disucssion in the Japan Intercultural Consulting Group on the problem of long working hours in Japanese companies both at home and abroad. Here is the historical...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Polish Your Emails and Improve Your Writing Skills
Imagine having a dedicated business-savvy editor and teacher, on-call to polish your writing. A professional writer who would improve what you’ve written, and explain their suggestions, creating a personalized,...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Why Myers Briggs was slow to catch on in Japan
My colleague William Erb has written an interesting article on why the Myers Briggs Type Indicator personality assessment took a while to catch on in Japan....
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Introducing Silver Week (aka “don’t expect to get much work done in late September”)
Do you shake your head every May when all of corporate Japan grinds to a halt with Golden Week? Now there's another set of Japanese holidays to watch out...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Feeling foreign in your own country and liberated in other countries
What leads people to settle in another country and do you end up feeling like a foreigner in your home country?...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 “Vegetarian” Japanese men
There have been quite a few articles in the Japanese media recently about "vegetarian" soshokukei Japanese men...