Hajimemashite: the chance of a lifetime
Handling first encounters properly demonstrates respect, openness and flexibility...
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How can Japanese firms clarify their mission/vision?
Introducing a resource in Japanese that looks at what a vision really is, and how a Japanese company can get one....
The san-thing
We almost always get asked to cover how to use Japanese honorifics in our training sessions. There is a simple answer, but unfortunately lots of complicated answers too!...
Goals in Japan = raising the bar
How to agree on goals and communicate them in ways that work across cultures...
Adapting a product or service to Japan
Factors that must be addressed when bringing a new product or service from abroad to Japan...
Breaking through an impasse with a Japanese firm
How to overcome a sticky impasse with Japanese and get results...
October 10, 2009 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...
Japanese companies in Europe – more or less autonomous?
It's hard to motivate and retain locally hired staff in Europe simply by promotion to "manager" for Japanese multinationals with multiple small scale subsidiaries....
Surviving a long plane trip – what to bring in your carry-on bag
Veteran of more flights to and from Japan than she cares to count, Rochelle Kopp reveals the must-have items and key tips for making a long-distance plane flight more comfortable....