Skip to content
Business in Japan
  • JobsExpand
    • Search Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Done For You
  • Services
  • Events
  • Blog
  • AboutExpand
    • About
    • Welcome
    • FAQ
  • Contact
Need Help?
Business in Japan

Japanese Business Practices

Chambers of Commerce in Japan (Foreign & Domestic)

Chambers of Commerce in Japan (Foreign & Domestic)

If you’re like many people, a ‘Chamber of Commerce’ can conjure up images of Networking events, food spreads, juggling a plate, a drink and trying to get your meishi (Business…

Read More Chambers of Commerce in Japan (Foreign & Domestic)Continue

6 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Job Hunting In Japan

6 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Job Hunting In Japan

Summary of Savvy Tokyo Article: You can and should read the whole article here. Chiara Terzuolo is “Foreign, a Woman, (and was), Looking For Job” and this is a quick…

Read More 6 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Job Hunting In JapanContinue

Japan Company Incorporation [SMEJapan Business Guide Summary Series]

Japan Company Incorporation [SMEJapan Business Guide Summary Series]

This is the first in a series of Summaries of the detailed Japan Business Guides put together by Business In Japan core partner, SMEJapan.com. The SMEJapan business guides are free…

Read More Japan Company Incorporation [SMEJapan Business Guide Summary Series]Continue

Learning to Change: Three steps to a successful Market Entry in Japan [SUMMARY]

Learning to Change: Three steps to a successful Market Entry in Japan [SUMMARY]

This is a summary of a post by Dominic Carter, longtime Japan market researcher and strategist from CarterJMRN, a strategic market research agency in Japan. Pondering why some famous brands…

Read More Learning to Change: Three steps to a successful Market Entry in Japan [SUMMARY]Continue

Japanese Website Design Trends: 3 Consumer Behavior Traits to Consider [Summary]

Japanese Website Design Trends: 3 Consumer Behavior Traits to Consider [Summary]

This is a summary of the three consumer behavior traits that affect Japanese website design from btrax’s blog, freshtrax. You can read the original article here. Characteristics of Japanese Web…

Read More Japanese Website Design Trends: 3 Consumer Behavior Traits to Consider [Summary]Continue

Are salarymen figures of myth

Are salarymen figures of myth

Are Japanese workers are slaves with no mind of their own? Maybe it’s time to rethink the salaryman stereotype. Do you sometimes feel sorry for the poor Japanese salarymen, slaving…

Read More Are salarymen figures of mythContinue

Doing Business In Japan – The Airport Economist [Summary]

Doing Business In Japan – The Airport Economist [Summary]

This is a quick Summary of a great little professionally produced, 20 minute video introduction and interview based guide to doing business in Japan, from Aussie Economist Tim Harcourt, who…

Read More Doing Business In Japan – The Airport Economist [Summary]Continue

We may be old but we’re enthusiastic workers!

We may be old but we’re enthusiastic workers!

Building trust with the Japanese is important. That’s the message coming from the mature people in Japan who want to share their skills at work for as long as they…

Read More We may be old but we’re enthusiastic workers!Continue

Can foreigners trust the Japanese to tell them the full truth about Japan?

Can foreigners trust the Japanese to tell them the full truth about Japan?

Building trust with the Japanese is important. But when it comes to asking people about their country, we can’t always believe what they say. That’s because people tend to generalise…

Read More Can foreigners trust the Japanese to tell them the full truth about Japan?Continue

Looking inside the Japanese mind: the difference between the professional and a private persona

Looking inside the Japanese mind: the difference between the professional and a private persona

Key subjects: The role of the working environment in communication The prevalence of ‘Tatemae’ and the difficulty to find ‘honne’ The impact of ‘unspoken rules’ and etiquette in common culture…

Read More Looking inside the Japanese mind: the difference between the professional and a private personaContinue

Is Japan a good country for business?

Is Japan a good country for business?

Below is Julian Bashore’s answer to this question on Quora. Yes, you bet Japan is a good country for business for a whole host of reasons. From my perspective as a…

Read More Is Japan a good country for business?Continue

The brutal guide to hiring and firing in Japan

This is a pretty awesome article, so I had to summarize it. It’s a long summary for a long article – there is after all a lot to understand here. …

Read More The brutal guide to hiring and firing in JapanContinue

New Minpaku Law and recent Minpaku Ordinance

If you operate a guest house business, lodge business, hotel business, or an AirBnB business, there are two options to comply with recent regulations. You obtain Hotel Inn License based…

Read More New Minpaku Law and recent Minpaku OrdinanceContinue

The ten commandments (and myths) of staffing your company in Japan

In this Summary of an article by Joe Peters; managing director and recruiting specialist for insurance, e-commerce, and consumer goods at I Search Worldwide K.K., Joe gives us the 10 commandments……

Read More The ten commandments (and myths) of staffing your company in JapanContinue

Japan 5th most attractive destination for multinational companies for 2017-2019

Japan 5th most attractive destination for multinational companies for 2017-2019

While Japan’s appeal, compared to other destinations, is very strong, its performance in terms of FDI has been weak at times. After a slowdown following the 2009 global financial crisis,…

Read More Japan 5th most attractive destination for multinational companies for 2017-2019Continue

Page navigation

1 2 Next PageNext

Around 80,000 members

Business in Japan is the #1 networking community for business owners, start-ups, entrepreneurs and industry experts looking to do business in, with, and/or related to Japan.

Core Pages

  • Services
  • Search Jobs
  • BIJ Events
  • About

Other Pages

  • Need Help
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Follow us

Linkedin Twitter Facebook

© 2023 Business in Japan - Website by Scott Western

Scroll to top
  • Jobs
    • Search Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Done For You
  • Services
  • Events
  • Blog
  • About
    • About
    • Welcome
    • FAQ
  • Contact