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anna on computing an open sourced way of life anna on computing an open sourced way of life menu skip to content home traveling to japan for business i recently traveled to japan for work it was an awesome experience i wanted to share some of the knowledge i gained business cards when meeting executives and other hight level personnel there is a right and wrong way of exchanging business cards you should always carry business cards in this case less is not more running out of business cards will be awkward try to get your business cards translated with one side in english and the other one in japanese this is a nice to have but i found that people were really impressed here is a good video on how you should exchange business cards i found that it was spot on http www youtube com watch v of8ugykfubw presentations i feel like this is obvious but not everyone speaks english in japan if you are presenting you will need to consider that there will be a translator on site if you have never had someone translate for you here are some things you need to consider if you have slides of some sort allow for the translator to finish translating your spiel before you switch slides furthermore do not point to the slides while speaking you think you are pointing something out but they will not understand you and i doubt the translator will mimic your actions if you have written a script keep in mind that depending on your skills and delivery it might be hard for the translator to translate what you are saying some people get nervous and stutter say the wrong word or pause awkwardly when they shouldn t i found that speaking freely is way more effective gift giving if you have brought a gift ensure it is in a presentable package presentation is more important than the gift itself gift exchange is done on the last day and not the first business lunch dinner i found that the japanese will pre arrange everything from the time and place to the menu if you have any restrictions allergies vegetarian let them know in advance and they will accommodate you i believe all restaurants will give you moist towels to clean your hands with these towels will remain at the table and the waiter waitress will not collect them this may see strange to some people so if you wish you can ask the waiter waitress to take the towel away if you are a smoker i believe it is rude to leave the table for a smoke break but that may depend on if members of the host team also smoke when i was in japan none of my co workers smoked but a couple of the executives from the japanese company did smoke during my week there they never left the table during a meal to go for a smoke break i hope you found this knowledge useful share this share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading sep 18 september 18 2013 by annasob posted in uncategorized comments post navigation older posts categories apple os cocoa 6 audio 1 automation 1 build 4 github 6 open source general 16 popcorn js 11 processing js 66 uncategorized 3 twitter tweets by annasob blog at wordpress com anna on computing blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed anna on computing sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy anna on computing subscribe subscribed sign up log in report this content view site in reader manage subscriptions collapse this bar loading comments write a comment email required name required website d design a site like this with wordpress com get started