Culture Guide to Japan

Culture guide to Japan

Japan is located in the continent of Asia. Japan is the English name for the country where Japanese uses the word “Nippon” to address their country in their native language. The capital of japan is Tokyo where it used to be called “Edo”, Tokyo is a very modern city, it is very busy everyday and it is extremely crowded. Japan is a very special country with its unique cultural which has attracted many people from all around the world. Living with a Japanese may be hard for a foreigners because Japanese have a lot of customs that are completely different with any other country around the world. Japanese see all the customs as an essential part of their life, from paying Japanese friends a visit to conducting business and to having their children educate. They all have their special practice that might be different from any other culture and they really value their customs.
When it comes to social life to business life, their practices are completely different. For instance, in a formal business meeting starts with both sides standing up and exchanging name cards and introduction. It is consider being rude is Japanese businessman to run out of name cards and did not refill them. After that, the Japanese will ask their guest to have a seat and they will move on to having a serious meeting. In a meeting, anyone is allowed to smoke and they will always offer some cigarette to the guest. Halfway through the meeting, they will have a small break time where tea or coffee and snacks will be served by the Japanese side. For a businessman, it is part of their habits to offer to bring their guest out for exclusive dinner at night and to have some drinks. Japanese thinks that bringing their guest out for an exclusive dinner is polite as they think eating at their home would be less polite. Foreigners might think that Japanese’s act to take them out for dinner as a form of mistrust because they often bring their guest back to their home and will