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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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