Japanese Business Communication Etiquette

2009/3/7 16:37:00 41998

在人际交往中，日本人通常以鞠躬作为见面礼节。日本人在行鞠躬礼时其度数的大小、时间的长短以及鞠躬的次数的多少，往往会同对对方所表示的尊敬的程度成正比。有的时候，日本人还会一面与人握手，一面鞠躬致敬。与他人初次见面时，通常都要互换名片，否则即被理解为是不愿与对方交往。

When you call Japanese, you can call it "Sir", "Miss" or "madam".

You can also add a word "Jun" after its surname.

Only in very formal circumstances, call Japan.

The full name is used when people are in use.

In social occasions, the Japanese's creed is "no trouble for others".

Therefore, they taboo loudly.

But in front of outsiders, most of them smile, regardless of whether they are happy or not.

Japanese believe that

This is also a courtesy for being a man.

Cherry blossoms are loved by the Japanese people and become the national flower of Japan.

Japanese do not like lotus flowers. Lotus is used for funeral activities in Japan.

Chrysanthemum is a symbol of the royal family in Japan, so don't give chrysanthemums to the Japanese.

Most Japanese love white and yellow.

They avoid green and purple.

In Japan, both green and purple are ominous and sad.

The Japanese regard "7" as the lucky number, while "4" and "9" are regarded as unlucky.

This is because the pronunciation of "4" is similar to "death" in Japanese, while the pronunciation of "9" is similar to "bitter".

On the three sides side by side

No one in Japan wants to stand in the middle.

They believe that being caught in the middle is an ominous sign.