Post on 01-Jul-2015
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PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURE
Course contents
PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURELesson 1 - pag.1
• Culture
• Socializing
• Doing
business
Course contents
PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURELesson 1- pag. 2
• Culture
What is culture?
Japanese core values and cultural clichés
• Socialising
Historical, political and religious background
Eating, drinking and socialising etiquette
• Doing Business
The importance of quality
Meetings, negotiations and email correspondence
Case studies
Course Objectives
PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURELesson 1 - pag. 3
• Gaining valuable insight about your interlocutors from Japan
• Developing a better understanding of your own values and beliefs
• Respecting and appreciating your interlocutors’ perspectives
• Taking practical concrete steps to collaborate more effectively
Culture: Cultural Cliches
PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURELesson 1 - pag. 4
Generalizing the attitude of people belonging to one nation is often meaningless, though it is so strongly impressed on the collective mind to influence the relationship.
• What perception do you have of Japanese Culture?• What perception do you have of Japanese people?
Core Japanese values
PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURELesson 1 - pag. 5
WAHarmony
Ningen KankeiHuman Relation
KATAForm
Doryoku
Effort
BaSituationalism
RIKAIUnderstanding
Culture: WA - Harmony
PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURELesson 1 - pag. 6
Socialising: Smoking etiquette
PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURELesson 2 - pag. 7
Socialising: Table etiquette in formal dinners
PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURELesson 2 - pag. 8
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52nkfY6tkFQ
Business: Seating arrangement in meetings
PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURELesson 3 - pag. 9
Wait until your seat is indicated by your host
Business: Information sharing«Why do the Japanese need such detailed information?»
PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURELesson 3 - pag.10
• "Nice to Know" vs "Need to Know“
• Too much/too little information
Business: Contracts«Why don’t companies stick to the terms of contract?»
PRACTICAL COURSE
ON JAPANESE CULTURELesson 3 - pag.11
• Japanese "vague" contracts - fruit of long and thorough relationship
• considered the expressions of willingness to do business• contract considered negotiable• big companies are accustomed to Western contracts
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