Japan CultureGuide©

Traveling for business? Make your trip more successful and fulfilling with expert information on Japanese cultural behavior from Dean Foster Associates, the premier cross-cultural training organization for international businesses.

Based on decades of cultural training experience, Japan CultureGuide© offers practical and immediately usable tips for getting the most out of your trip to Japan.

Sections on business etiquette and conduct cover greetings, the exchange of business cards and the bow; the traditions of karaoke and geisha hospitality; proper seating at business dinners; how to behave when invited to a private home; how and what to eat with chopsticks; the intricacies of gift giving; and much more.

The Words and Phrases section contains more than 100 terms for use in greetings and conversations; names of restaurants and dishes; and standard business titles. All words and phrases can be saved to a favorites list for even faster reference.

All content lives on your device for fast retrieval and easy use of standard tools like Notes, Favorites, Copy and Paste to create your own reference list.

The CultureGuide© offers useful Web-accessed tools along with the extensive content: maps, up-to-the-minute weather reports and currency exchange rates in Japan.

Other travel guides can tell you where to go and what to see: your CultureGuide© will tell you how to get along.

CONTENTS
Country Overview: The People; Politics and Government; Religion and Beliefs; Cultural Values
Greetings: Getting Started with the Language; What Do You Call People? Being Introduced: The Business Card Exchange: The Bow
Communication Styles
Behaving in Public
Dress
Dining, Drinking and Entertaining: Typical Meals and Foods; Dining Etiquette; Seating Plans; How to Be a Good Host or Guest
Staying Safe and Healthy; Travel Tips
Holidays and Celebrations
The Dos and Don’ts of Gift Giving
Minding Your Business: Team Management; Negotiation Styles; Decision-making and Conflict-resolution; Making a Presentation or Running a Meeting; Effective E-mails; Effective Telecons