Cross-cultural communication

Stay away from irony with the Japanese

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, Working with Japanese by Patricia Pringle

The Japanese excel at indirect communication, they do it though extreme tact and understatement, rather than irony. When they listen to Americans, the Japanese tend to believe our words and...

“Hear one understand ten” sums up Japanese communication style

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, Japanese business keywords by Rochelle Kopp

This style difference between Americans and Japanese often causes Americans to have difficulty determining what Japanese want to say…The Japanese assume that there is shared background information that put both...

stating your opinion clearly in a meeting

Stating your opinion clearly — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 23

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, Meetings by Rochelle Kopp

Often Japanese sit quietly in the meeting and do not offer their opinions...

dealing with conflict in a cross-cultural meeting

Dealing with conflict in a meeting — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 16

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, Meetings by Rochelle Kopp

Just because people are debating a point intensively or excitedly does not necessarily mean that harmful conflict is occurring...

Kisho-tenketsu and speaking persuasively — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 13

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, Meetings by Rochelle Kopp

What seems like a logical way of explaining things in Japanese may not necessarily seem logical in English. By switching to a more natural English discourse style, Japanese can...

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Japanese business culture – Being included

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, Working with Japanese by Patricia Pringle

It is hard to overestimate this aspect of Japanese culture, particularly since it differs so completely from the experience of most Westerners. For a great many generations, the Japanese have...

use graphics and don't be wordy when communicating with Japanese

Are Americans bad at organizing data?

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, North America, Working with Japanese by Rochelle Kopp

Japanese executives often complain that their American colleagues are “bad at organizing data.” According to one Japanese manager who is a key decision-maker in his company’s operations in Japan,...

Are Japanese secretive? Why American employees think they are

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, Global management by Rochelle Kopp

Although Japanese seldom intentionally try to hide things from American colleagues, they often inadvertently create that impression through various habits and communication style differences. By adopting practices and techniques...

communicating with Japanese bridging the language barrier

Japanese and English – Bridging the language barrier

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, Japanese society by Rochelle Kopp

There is a tremendous linguistic gap between the Japanese language and English....

“Magic Phrases” when dealing with Japanese

Articles, Cross-cultural communication, Working with Japanese by Rochelle Kopp

Non-Japanese are often frustrated by Japanese colleagues who do not give sufficient direction or opinions. It can feel like pulling teeth to try to get clear guidance…...

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Stay away from irony with the Japanese

“Hear one understand ten” sums up Japanese communication style

Stating your opinion clearly — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 23

Dealing with conflict in a meeting — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 16

Kisho-tenketsu and speaking persuasively — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 13

Japanese business culture – Being included

Are Americans bad at organizing data?

Are Japanese secretive? Why American employees think they are

Japanese and English – Bridging the language barrier

“Magic Phrases” when dealing with Japanese

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