JIC announcements

December 31, 2012 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...

July 02, 2012 Change in leadership at our Japan Branch

Kazutaka Yamamoto is taking over from Misako Onoda as the head of our Japan Branch....

December 27, 2011 2011 Year-end greetings from Japan Intercultural Consulting

Looking back on 2011, thanking our clients and looking forward to 2012....

January 01, 2010 New Year’s Greetings and 2009 in Review from Japan Intercultural Consulting

Japan Intercultural Consulting wishes all our clients and friends a happy New Year, and recaps the major developments in our business in 2009 and our plans for 2010....

October 04, 2009 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,...

October 01, 2009 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....

July 14, 2009 Introducing myself – how I ended up a Third Culture Kid

I don’t think my parents quite realised what an impact their decision to move to Japan when I was six years old would have on my life, even into adulthood....

April 21, 2009 Introducing myself – how I got started working with Japan

My journey from teenage artist and ukiyoe fan to employee at a Japanese bank in Tokyo, setting the stage for my career in cross-cultural communications....

March 30, 2005 Japan Intercultural Consulting’s Japanese language sexual harassment prevention training helps japanese companies meet new California requirements