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CORPORATE CULTURE OF JAPAN
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What is corporate culture?
Corporate culture is the total sum of thevalues, customs, traditions, andmeanings that make a company unique.
Corporate culture is often called "thecharacter of an organization", since itembodies the vision of the companysfounders.
The values of a corporate culture influencethe ethical standards within acorporation, as well as managerialbehaviour.
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JAPAN
Capital: Tokyo
Population: 127,078,679 (July 2009 est.)
Industries: Consumer electronics, motor vehicles, machinetools, steel, and nonferrous metals
Exports: Motor vehicles, semiconductors, and officemachinery
Agriculture: Rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit, pork, fish
Currency: Yen
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Life Expectancy: Average: 82, Male: 78.8, Female:85.6
Literacy Rate: 99%
Unemployment Rate: 4%
Its known as Nippon (the land of rising sun)
Japan is made up of main island and over 4,000 little
islands -Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Hokkaido.
The Japan flag has a red circle in the middle whichsymbolizes the red sun on a white background.
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FOOD
Japanese food is well known for its simplicity andtastiness.
Sushi is the most known food.
Soybean is the key ingredient
DINING
Remove your shoes before entering and put on theslippers left at the doorway.
. To signify that you do not want more rice, finishevery grain in your bowl.
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Arrive on time or no more than 5 minutes late ifinvited for dinner.
Unless you have been told the event is casual, dressas if you were going into the office.
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Table Manners
The honoured guest or the eldest person will beseated in the centre of the table the furthest fromthe door
Never point your chopsticks.
Do not pierce your food with chopsticks.
Try a little bit of everything.
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Don't be surprised if your Japanese colleagues slurptheir noodles and soup.
Mixing other food with rice is usually not done.
An empty glass is an invitation for someone to serveyou more.
To signify that you do not want more rice, finish
every grain in your bowl.
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LANGUAGE
Japanese is the 6th most spoken language
99% of people speak Japanese. Rest speaks English.
Japanese is written in characters like Chinese.
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CLOTHING
Kimono is the traditional form of clothing.
And this is worn both by men and women
Nowadays all western type of dresses are worn.
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WEDDING
Spring and autumn are the favorite seasons forJapanese weddings
On certain days,, there maybe as many as forty couples
united in Japanese weddings
at a Shinto shrine
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FESTIVALS
Hanami ,the ancient and known tradition is the"cherry blossom viewing party
Hina Matsuri -Dolls
dedicated from all overthe country are
paraded to the docks
and sent out to sea.
This festival is held
every year with the
wish to drive the evil
spirits out of girls!
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Meetings
Punctuality is important.
Start the meeting with non-business
conversation. Wait to be introduced.
Give respect according to the persons status.
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Meetings
Japanese bow when greeting, butexpect the foreigners to shake hands
Japanese decisions are based onmeetings
Keep the company of an interpreter(or bilingual assistant), if you areserious about the business
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Business cards
Business cards are exchanged to formalizethe introduction.
Bilingual cards are used
Cards must be with information in Japaneseon the back
Give your business card with the Japanese
side facing the recipient.
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Business cards
Card must contain your title
Cards are given and receivedwith two hands and a slightbow
Cards are placed on the tableduring a meeting
After the meeting, put thecards in a case or a portfolio
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Gift giving
Gift giving is expected on many businessoccasions in Japan.
Quality is more important
than the cost
The packaging of the gift
is as important as the gift itself and should
be done professionally Select the gift based on the persons culture
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Gift giving
Lilies, camellias, lotus and white flowers ofany kind are not given as theyre associatedwith funerals
Except bonsai all potted plants must beavoided
Sets of four are considered unlucky, so not
give gifts in four Gifts are not opened when received
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Communication styles
Japanese and Western communication stylesgreatly differs
Japanese do not prefer to speak out openly,
silence is considered a value Often a socially acceptable opinion is stated
(tatemae), instead of what a person really
thinks (honne), to keep harmony
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C
ommunication styles Japan is a High-Context Culture, where amessage does not need to be communicatedexplicitly. People will still understand one
another Feeling and atmospheres can be understood
with very few words, because people tend toshare common values
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Conclusion
Japan, victorious of all the nations is not only
because of their hard work but also due to
their love of country and culture.
Despite the tragedies happened to them,
they achieved this status by building up brickto brick their economy as well as culture.
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