The nature of Japanese business matters - the complex rules of social hierarchy and politeness - are like an impossibly complex maze that most Americans dread. In reality‚ however‚ Japanese business manners are a combination of cultural sensitivity and common sense that can be learned easily. Here are a few tips to use during travel to Japan. Basics of Polite Conduct Bowing: Japanese show respect to one another by bowing. The rule of thumb here is to meet your Japanese business partners halfway:
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Japan’s Automakers Face Endeka In the early 1980s the Japanese auto industry was strong and profitable. The oil shocks that hit the world in ’73 and ’79 created a need for small and fuel efficient cars. At that time this was the exact specialty of the Japanese manufactures. With efficient and well designed cars producers as Toyota‚ Nissan‚ Honda and Mazda. Compared to the competitors the Japanese manufactures created a cost advantage per car of $1‚500 to $2‚000 due to labour differences‚ technical
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Japan and Europe already have many similarities and differences in many categories such as their geographic location and their culture but they also have similarities which come from the past history of both. Feudalism is one common characteristic that they had throughout history. They may differ but the many characteristics of feudalism can also prove they are the same. Feudalism developed slightly later in Japan than in Europe. Europe’s feudalism was influenced most likely by the Roman empire and
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Case Study ‘Hello Kitty’ A Japanese Superbrand © 2006 The Icfai Center for Management Research (ICMR). All Rights Reserved. For accessing and procuring the MARKETING MASTERMIND 60 June 2007 case study‚ log on to www.ecch.cranfield.ac.uk or www.icmrindia.org Marketing Mastermind_June-2007_Final.pmd 60 6/1/2007‚ 4:30 PM ‘Hello Kitty’ She (Hello Kitty) is the original‚ and it is hard to replace her. She became the icon of cute for a whole generation. You can’t buy that kind of
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NAME Cultural Anthropology DATE How Low Expectations Strengthen Japanese Marriages Compared to the United States‚ whose marriages are more based upon spouse compatibility and the idea of being in love‚ Japanese marriages differ greatly‚ as most of them are arranged. Mr. Torida‚ a Japanese cattle farmer‚ when asked if he loved his wife of 33 years‚ responded in a way that would shock most couples living here in the United States‚ "Yeah‚ so-so‚ I guess. She’s like air or water; you couldn’t live
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Useful Japanese phrases A collection of useful phrases in Japanese. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages. Key to abbreviations: frm = formal‚ inf = informal‚ f = said by women‚ >f = said to women English 日本語 (Japanese) Welcome ようこそ (yōkoso) Hello 今日は (konnichiwa) おっす (ossu) - used between close male friends もしもし (moshi moshi) - on phone How are you? I’m fine‚ thanks. And you? お元気ですか？ (o genki desu ka) はい、元気です。あなたは？ (hai‚ genki desu. anata wa?) お蔭様で元気です
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Women in Japanese Theater The history of women in Japanese theater is the history of the social changes that swept the country in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Actresses at this time progressed from a point where they were not allowed to perform at all to the point where they were celebrated artists. Although it would be intriguing to tackle womens history in the theater across the entire period‚ the source book‚ Acting Like a Woman in Modern Japan‚ is so packed with information
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Shintoism is the oldest religion in Japan that emphasizes on the relationship between human and nature. Some ritual that the Japanese practices to maintain the link between the human and nature include‚ worshipping the ancestor‚ and honoring the spirits. The Japanese built a monastery called the Yasukuni Shrine to house the deceased one that fought for the country. The people that are enshrined in the Yasukuni Shrine include soldiers‚ sailor‚ and workers that supplied the weapons for the wars. These
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Japanese Studies Applicable to students admitted in 2012-13 (3-year curriculum) 1. Major Programme S6/S7 students Students are required to complete a minimum of 69 units of courses and to participate in one academic year (not less than eight calendar months) of resident study in Japan before graduation. However‚ with the approval from the Department‚ students can apply to take the existing local study scheme+ if they have strong justifications or when resident study in Japan is not possible due
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On December 7‚ 1941‚ Japanese warplanes attacked the United States’ military base at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. After the attack‚ Japanese Americans who had always faced racial prejudice in America encountered even more discrimination. This was starkly clear in Executive Order 9066‚ which authorized the War Department to corner off areas in which people who were considered dangerous to the government would be imprisoned. The order had a special target; to imprison all Japanese Americans. It ordered people
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