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Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 The problem with long working hours in Japan
Professor Shunsuke Takahashi points to the workaholism behind long working hours in Japan and how times have changed, so that "gambaru" (try your hardest) is no longer enough - employees...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Japan Intercultural Consulting now in Kansas City
Sarah Fremerman Aptilon Joins the Japan Intercultural Consulting Team in Kansas....
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Japan Intercultural Consulting welcomes new consultant, Elizabeth Floyd Mair, in Albany NY
We're excited to have a new member of our team in Albany, NY!...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Are Japan and Turkey culturally similar?
Japanese Prime Minister Abe is visiting Turkey again this week, so I thought I would share the article I wrote for the Teikoku Databank News shortly after...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 English in the workplace seems too rude to Japanese ears
As we often point out in our seminars, it's not just the language barrier that causes problems when using English with Japanese colleagues, it's that English just sounds rude sometimes...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Movie Review: Emperor
A Japanese culture expert reviews the new movie about General MacArthur and the U.S. occupation of Japan....
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Why 80% of Japanese returning to Japan HQ quit
Japanese employers need to view employees departing for foreign companies as “alumni”; by keeping in touch and keeping the door open should they wish to return a few years later,...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 Globalization, M&A, and global human resource development: 2012 themes
A look back at the key themes we observed in our work with Japanese companies in 2012 -- New Year's message from Japan Intercultural Consulting...
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2020 A fresh look at governance – lessons from the Olympus case
Foreign executives in Japanese companies need intensive support and guidance, such as coaching from those experienced in managing Japanese employees, and training on how Japanese boards work, if they are...