Seven tips of doing business with Japanese

Explaining tips with regard to Japanese peculiar cultural traits in seven videos.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• cross-cultural
• communication
• presentation
• negotiation
• Japanese
• business English
• fun-works

[feilong89]

Hello Osaka 2004 :-)

It's been a long time since you contacted me. In fact you are the first friend on YouTube, and I do appreciate your attention to my video clips. I will be more than pleased if you refer your friends to my videos. If I had known that you are in Florida, I could have been able to meet you when I visited Florida last May. Perhaps I will have another chance to be there, and if so I would like to meet you. Have a nice day!

[dndrequiem]

Hello Shintaro.

I hope you're well. I'll share this with you. In college, while volunteering as a conversation partner for the English Language Institute, I met a girl from Yokohama I was attracted to. Becoming fast friends, we spent everyday together; walking about arm-in-arm, mutual friends thought we were a couple.

She'd never told me openly, but I learned she really loved me.

I really loved her, too.

I never knew the cues until much later.

How can I understand this for a future love?

[feilong89]

Hi James, The similar question was often asked to me by many American people during cross-cultural training sessions. The following may work. "Would you be unpleasant if I said 'I love you". "I am really tempted to say I love you." or "I will be happy if you know my true feeling toward you." etc. If she becomes quiet averting eye contact with you being a little bashful, in many cases she is ready to accept your love. Many Japanese men and girls are shy thus being inexpressive in language.

[danjski]

This was very interesting. Look forward to seeing more. Thank you. I'm also very interested in whether you think the principles apply to Japanese people doing business with Europeans in Europe (the idea being that maybe they are used to western conventions and etiquette having already done a lot of business outside of Japan).

[feilong89]

Thanks for your comment. I will upload more videos in series, perhaps from early next year. Many Japanese, no matter how they are versed with European languages, understanding other cultures is another issue. Culture is imbedded unconsciously in the core of ones mind, not knowing that it exerts influence on ones mentality and perceptions of phenomena. Thats what I have been studying, and it is a lot of fun.

[maxmax448]

well I always have that missunderstanding problem with my japanese girlfriend, but I never know what was the reson of that, now I know that cuz she use indirekt way I use direkt way to make a contact.

thanks for the video hope to see more video about the japanese culutre :-)

[feilong89]

I hope that you take care of your girlfriend. She must be a typical graceful Japanese lady. I will upload more videos.

[camieleikam]

love it.

[eulerhmelo]

Excellent Video. Congrats.

[osaka2004]

hello

i own an international business out of florida in the united states and do alot of business in japan and i have alot of people who ask me how to cunduct  themselves when doing business with japanese businesses if you still do these videos id like to refer them to your videos if its ok

[dndrequiem]

...because I didn't drink alcohol-& asked to go home (to rest for school the next morning).

Drinking as part of doing business is an inseparable part of both Korean&Japanese cultures. I respect the adage 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do'; however, my family history with alcohol is such that it's best to avoid it altogether. My question is:

How may I respect the Asian tradition, while drawing more attention to what my employer has hired me for- my performance on the job?

[dndrequiem]

Hi Shintaro. I'm a U.S. ESL teacher having taught in South Korea over a year ago, & as a non-drinker,have faced being an effective teacher-vs. being a 'good' politician.

On a school night (Wednesday), the school invited all of us Foreign teachers and the Korean teachers to celebrate the end of a successful 2008 Summer Camp. On more than one night we've been asked to drink with them- on a school night!

In spite of a successful completion of my contract, I learned I was mentioned negatively...