a) The US is less expensive for a Japanese Business man
b) Japan is not affected because the yen did not change in value
c) Japan is less expensive for a US business man
d) The US or Japan will cost the same as before because the exchange rate is fixed for the dollar and the yen
c
I have to write a research paper for my class about work customs in Japan, not necessarily business but that would be appreciated. I need to know how they conduct their work. Interactions between client and associates. The process of meeting the person, activities before coming to an agreement. Also Trade goods between Japan and the U.S.
Here is a link that can help you with your home work.
For casual meetings there is nothing much different than in the USA. You do business as usuall.
When meeting with clients for formal meeting, there is a heiarchy on who sits where and in what order. Most important person is at the head of the table. I was never at the meeting table, I always sat behind my boss.
When we exchange business cards, you always hand your card with two hands and accept the other person’s card with two hands. You do not put that business card away, you keep it on the table in front of you. Some even place the cards in order of the table arrangement. Sometimes there would be name plates for every in attendance. It is not rude at all to ask someone’s name again if you had just met that person that day. It actually shows you are trying to remember that person and address them correctly. Never call the person a different name, that is the most rude thing to do. Just say, I am sorry I forgot your name… your name is? This may sound childish, but you do not speak until asked to, prompted to, or scheduled to speak. There is usually an agenda and order of topics to be discussed. You follow that order and proceed on schedule. Most times, someone will be assigned to be moderator. Once, when we hosted clients from Germany at our offices in Japan, I was assigned to be the main person to present and moderate since my English is native. It was my job to present the issues, explain the details and open the floor for discussion. After that the main people started to voice their approval or ask more questions. What happens in the background is that no one should lose face in a meeting. That means no one from either side will say or do something drastic or harsh twoards the other side. No arguments, no accusations, no yelling. In order to make that happen, the topics are pre arranged and answers are often already known. Sometimes the meeting is just a formality of what alrady has been hacked out and negotiated in the background by the mid and junior managers. The meeting is a way for the senior managers to agree and announce the results. It is a feel good way of doing business.
We always had to wear a suit for these formal meetings. No business casual attire. After the formal meeting we would go to dinner at a fancy restaurant and then the real negotiations would happen. We would sit with our counterparts and over sake, make our opinions known but in a relaxed way. That way we could resume the next meetings with more information to work with.
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I am starting a new job .My job is judicial scrivener in Japan.And I want to extend my job abroad.But my english is not enough.So I need someone who can understand Japanese language and translate japanese into English.Where can I find them?
Look locally for someone that speaks english. Depending on the volume of work this could be a great job for a Japanese college student that knows english.
Kaizen is a system of Japanese management which became popular in american business in the late 90’s. In a Kaizen shop , every employee has a role in quality control much like TQM in the 80’s
There are cultural differemse that can make Kaizan difficult to adapt to US companies.
I have done some studying of the Japanese language, and all I can find is the symbolic version of Japanese. What is the name for the words, not symbolic, version of Japanese? Like an example would be Hai, which means yes.
non-symbolic Japanese language? – What are you talking about?
What is the name for the words, not symbolic, version of Japanese? – No such thing! What are the name for the words in any other language?!
Like an example would be Hai, which means yes.
That’s not an example. Hai [Japanese pronunciation = approximate pronunciation of Cantonese ?] = romaji version of the Japanese word for yes, which would be ?? in hiragana and its pronunciation is taken from the Cantonese [Chinese dialect] version of "yes". It’s ? in Chinese, pronounced "hai". Japanese hai = not hai in Cantonese!!! ONLY the Cantonese "?, hai" means YES. It’s not YES in Japanese, due to it being just an approximate!!! In Japanese, it’s really meaningless!
I am studying the process and movement of this transaction: the exchanging of business cards in Japan..My teacher mentioned there was a movie that included a scene where they exchange cards and it gets so crowded but can’t seem to remember the name?
Anyone knows?
Please help me 
Thank you!
Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes were in a movie with a scene such as this: "Rising Sun".
Are they still sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo jealous of our screw-up culture?
Instead of importing toys from China…………… maybe we should try to import morals, values, and cultures from China
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maybe that is not a bad idea for illegals who moved to the US to have babies………… just because of free health care in CA
As far as I know, people are still getting married in droves. I don’t know where you found it becoming obsolete.
They’re jealous of our freedoms and ability to publicly display dissidence.
Our culture may be screwed up in many ways, but we’re not in Tienanmen Square (1989), yet.
I do not have enough money to travel to japan unfortunately.
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I wanted to use japanese language on my phone but it’s language list doesn’t have japanese so i wanted to know how can i install japanese language on my W595i Thanks
No you cant. And why would you ?Japanese is antiquated and outdated.