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Gifts, Favors and Obligations in Japanese Business Culture

Articles, Japanese culture, Japanese etiquette by Patricia Pringle

While exchange of favors and mutual aid are common to all cultures, there are some differences in the way Japanese and Americans view these things....

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Same Words, Different Meanings in Japan, Mexico and the U.S.

Articles, Japanese culture, Latin America by Sarah Aptilon

Learning a new language is only the beginning—then we have to figure out what people mean by the words they say in that other culture, and it isn’t always easy....

Are Americans always making excuses?

Articles, Japanese culture, North America by Rochelle Kopp

Japanese take very seriously the concept of personal responsibility. When westerners refuse to apologize and instead dwell on all the extenuating circumstances that caused the problem, Japanese view this...

Overcoming Japanese risk-adverseness

Articles, Japanese culture, Japanese society by Rochelle Kopp

When risk-averse people like the Japanese feel that they need more information, they tend to stall…Thus, many Americans who work with Japanese firms wonder, how can we get the company...

Oseibo winter gift-giving in Japan — a fading tradition?

Articles, Japanese culture, Japanese etiquette by Rochelle Kopp

Oseibo is one of Japan's two traditional gift-giving seasons. Has it been supplanted by Christmas?...

Noise pollution in Tokyo

Articles, Japanese culture, Life in Japan by Rochelle Kopp

Masses of people are everywhere in Japan, and even though the Japanese tend to be quieter than Americans, when you get a lot of them together it can’t help but...

koseino feature-packed products in Japan

Feature-packed “koseino” products a hit with shoppers in Japan

Articles, Japanese business keywords, Japanese culture by Rochelle Kopp

Japanese customers prefer products that are “high-performance.” This tendency explains, for example, why Japanese consumer electronics products are often so complex. The various extra features are a delight...

Modesty: the talented hawk does not show its claws

Articles, Japanese culture by Rochelle Kopp

Modesty is a virtue in Japanese business and social settings...

October 10, 2009 Long Working Hours in Japanese Companies

Current events, Japanese business, Japanese culture, Japanese workstyle, News by Mutsuyo Okumura

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...

In Japanese restaurants, the customer is not always king

Articles, Customer service, Japanese culture by Rochelle Kopp

Special orders do upset us, if you’re a restaurant in Japan...

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Gifts, Favors and Obligations in Japanese Business Culture

Same Words, Different Meanings in Japan, Mexico and the U.S.

Are Americans always making excuses?

Overcoming Japanese risk-adverseness

Oseibo winter gift-giving in Japan — a fading tradition?

Noise pollution in Tokyo

Feature-packed “koseino” products a hit with shoppers in Japan

Modesty: the talented hawk does not show its claws

October 10, 2009 Long Working Hours in Japanese Companies

In Japanese restaurants, the customer is not always king

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