Your opinion: Working in Japan

Many people among foreign worker wonder what’s on at the Japanese or Japanese affiliated companies. Some people perhaps are thinking at the future to work in Japan. If so, let me tell you that there is a lot of tips you should know for better integrate in Japanese society or company.
I will do my best to give you some points which help you to avoid misunderstanding, bad manners that can turn your experience very hard. You will find some explanations about Japanese business manner, conventional social protocol and others very keys indispensable in Japan.

My intention is not to force you to adopt Japanese business manner. I’m just trying to provide you basic knowledge that will enable you or prevent you from being a disadvantage or from being thought of badly by Japanese.

There is a very familiar proverb in Japan:
“GO NI IREBA, GO NI SHITAGATTE”
That means “If you go to Rome, Do like Roman”

I hope that you will be able to capitalize these information to help you enjoy working in Japanese company or living in Japanese society while keeping your own style.
The advice I will write in this category, I’ll take them by my own experience in Japanese company, and research I got from my colleagues, friends, books an advice from independent peoples.
We invite all the people to participate in this discussion to help other to understand better the Japanese way of life.

Click on link below to read more (coming soon)
• Behavior in your company (greeting, clothes…)
• Communication in your company(HO-REN-SO)

A.Cissoko