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Outline

Japanese non-verbalCommunication

Cultural Studies within

The Movie

The Japanese and‘face’

Harmony in JapaneseSociety

ti!uette and Custom"n Japan

JapaneseHierarchy

#nderstandin$ a

forei$n ways%elationship and


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Cultural Studies &ithin

The Movie

Culture is the result of human creation

such as belief' art' and custom(

"n the movie we can see culturalelements such as )

Self-esteem*an$ua$e systemCustomThe way of thou$ht


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The Japanese and

‘face’

• +ace is a mar, of personal di$nity andmeans havin$ hi$h status with ones

peers(• Savin$ face is crucial in Japanese society(

The Japanese will try never to do anythin$to cause loss of face(

• The Japanese believe that turnin$ down

someones re!uest .promise/ causesembarrassment and loss of face to theother person(

• +ace can be lost' ta,en away' or earned

throu$h praise and than,s( Therefore' they


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Japanese non-verbalCommunication• Since the Japanese strive for harmony and are $roup

dependent' they rely on facial e1pression' tone ofvoice and posture to tell them what someone feels(

• They often trust non-verbal messa$es more than thespo,en word as words can have several meanin$s(

• The conte1t in which somethin$ is said a2ects the

meanin$ of the words( Therefore' it is imperative tounderstand the situation to fully appreciate theresponse(

• +rownin$ while someone is spea,in$ is interpretedas a si$n of disa$reement(

• Most Japanese maintain an impassive e1pressionwhen spea,in$(

• 1pressions to watch out for include inhalin$throu$h clenched teeth' tiltin$ the head' scratchin$the bac, of the head' and scratchin$ the eyebrow(

• 3on-verbal communication is so vital that there is a


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Harmony in Japanese Society

• Harmony is the key value in Japanese society.

• Harmony is the guiding philosophy for the Japanese in family andbusiness settings and in society as a whole.

• Japanese children are taught to act harmoniously and cooperativelywith others from the time they go to pre-school.

• The Japanese educational system emphasizes the interdependence

of all people, and Japanese children are not raised to be independentbut rather to work together.

• This need for harmonious relationships between people is reected inmuch Japanese behavior.

• They place great emphasis on politeness, personal responsibility andworking together for the universal, rather than the individual, good.

• They present facts that might be disagreeable in a gentle andindirect fashion.

• They see working in harmony as the crucial ingredient for workingproductively.


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Japanese Hierarchy

• The Japanese are very conscious of age andstatus.

• veryone has a distinct place in the hierarchy, beit the family unit, the e!tended family, a social or

a business situation.

• "t school children learn to address other studentsas senior to them #$senpai$% or &unior to them#$kohai$%.

• The oldest person in a group is always revered andhonored. 'n a social situation, they will be served(rst and their drinks will be poured for them.


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ti!uette and Custom "n Japan


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#nderstandin$ a forei$nways

• Japanese understand that it is very di)cult forforeigners to work in Japan.

• They will not e!pect you to speak or read Japanese, or be conversant with their strictcultural nuances and protocol.

• *istakes are allowed as long as genuine respectis shown at all times.

• They will usually try to help you but often feelembarrassment at their own lack ofunderstanding or nglish language ability.


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%elationship and communication

• +ne way to build and maintainrelationships is with greetings seasonalcards.


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