Yes we all are trying to earn money in this world and we will use almost any means to achieve this because lets face it money makes the world go round and we will use almost any means to achieve this. It is an absolute truth and anyone who denies it is a complete fool. We all try to do everything possible to sell our product or idea and in general there is nothing wrong about that, but then there is Spam.. Continue reading »
By Neil Payne
Modern Japanese business practice has been very influenced by Europe and North America. However to a large extent but still retains some traditionally Japanese practices. Below we introduce you to some of the more pertinent concepts and what they mean.
“(O)jigi”, or bowing in English, is probably the feature of Japanese etiquette that is best-known through media and TV. Bowing is considered extremely important in Japan, so much so that, although children normally begin learning how to bow from a very young age, companies commonly provide training to their employees in how to execute bows correctly Basic bows are performed with the back straight and the hands at the sides (boys and men) or clasped in the lap (girls and women), and with the eyes down. Bows originate at the waist. Generally, the longer and deeper the bow, the stronger the emotion and the respect expressed. Bows can be generally divided into three main types: informal, formal, and very formal. Informal bows are made at about a fifteen degree angle and more formal bows at about thirty degrees. Very formal bows are deeper. Continue reading »
