10 Japanese Business Etiquette Rules

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class="article-author"> <span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/en/author/detail/23/"> <img src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/30/auto/global-aaj-front/author/2015/10/5631feff79cca_5631fefc711f4_864071343.jpg" alt="SoraNews24" width="30" height="30">SoraNews24</a></span> <time datetime="2017-01-26" itemprop="dateModified">Updated January 26, 2017</time> </p> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/business/">Business</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/first-time-in-japan/">First Time in Japan</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/deep-japan/">Deeper Japan</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/japan-life/">Life in Japan</a> </span> </div> <div class="main-image"> <figure> <div class="image"> <img width="390" height="260" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/860/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2016/04/570d844878c1d_570d84327fc57_1275324833.jpg" alt="10 Japanese Business Etiquette Rules" itemprop="image"> </div> <figcaption> <blockquote> <a href="http://kaigai-matome.net/archives/27976028.html" target="_blank">kaigai-matome.net</a> </blockquote> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="header-bottom clearfix"> <div class="main-lead float-l"> <p class="txt" itemprop="articleBody">There's quite a long list of dos and don'ts when it comes to business etiquette in Japan, so to simplify it we have compiled 10 common business manners you're likely to encounter.</p> </div> <div class="main-sns float-l"> <ul> <li class="float-l"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fallabout-japan.com%2Fen%2Farticle%2F2695%2F&t=10%20Japanese%20Business%20Etiquette%20Rules" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'window', 'width=550, height=450,personalbar=0,toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1'); return false;"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a></li> <li class="float-l"><a 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<section class="column" itemprop="description"> <div class="section-title"> <h2 class="section-title">1. Wait Before Sitting Down</h2> </div> <div class="section-image"> <figure> <div class="image"> <img width="390" height="260" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/600/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2016/04/570dbcd14a664_570db9b37da8c_1437581919.jpg" alt="1. Wait Before Sitting Down" itemprop="image" width="100%"> </div> <figcaption> <blockquote><p>http://www.photo-ac.com/main/search?q=%E3%80%80%E4%BC%9A%E8%AD%B0&pp=39&p=3</p></blockquote> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <p class="txt" itemprop="articleBody"> When visiting someone else’s office, wait until the host says “Please, have a seat,” before sitting down. Actually, that sort of seems like common courtesy, regardless of whether you’re a visitor to someone’s workplace or a guest in their home. </p> </section> <section class="column" itemprop="description"> <div class="section-title"> <h2 class="section-title">2. Seating Arrangements By Rank</h2> </div> <div class="section-image"> <figure> <div class="image"> <img width="390" height="260" loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/600/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2016/04/570d9636ba0c6_570d917dc0bf3_1741643650.jpg" alt="2. Seating Arrangements By Rank" itemprop="image" width="100%"> </div> <figcaption> <blockquote><p>http://karakuchi-info.net/life/manner/confseat/</p></blockquote> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <p class="txt" itemprop="articleBody"> Japanese society is often concerned with relative status in social relationships. Obviously, higher-ranking employees are considered higher status, but so are guests, those with more experience and those who are simply older. The above diagram shows the proper place for each one to sit, with the entrance at the bottom left and the leader of the meeting or <i>gicho</i> (議長) in the center. As you can see there are different rules for different room layouts as well as for trains and taxis, but generally, the person with the highest status (No. 1) is next to the meeting leader. </p> </section> <section class="column" itemprop="description"> <div class="section-title"> <h2 class="section-title">3. Take Off Your Coat Before Entering a Building</h2> </div> <div class="section-image"> <figure> <div class="image"> <img width="390" height="260" loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/600/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2016/04/570e0d5e13d78_570e0c8d5edb8_2015607057.jpg" alt="3. Take Off Your Coat Before Entering a Building" itemprop="image" width="100%"> </div> </figure> </div> <p class="txt" itemprop="articleBody"> If you’re conducting business in the colder part of the year, orthodox manners dictate taking off your coat (but not your suit jacket) and folding it over your arm before entering the building or office you're visiting, rather than stopping inside the lobby and blocking the way of employees and other guests. </p> </section> <section class="column" itemprop="description"> <div class="section-title"> <h2 class="section-title">4. Learn Formal Greetings & Closings for Business Correspondence</h2> </div> <div class="section-image"> <figure> <div class="image"> <img width="390" height="260" loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/600/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2016/04/570dbcd1f0ccb_570dbc9b3152b_1830860637.jpg" alt="4. Learn Formal Greetings & Closings for Business Correspondence" itemprop="image" width="100%"> </div> <figcaption> <blockquote><p>http://hiragananinja.tumblr.com/post/121808760919/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%AF%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E3%81%94%E3%81%96%E3%81%84%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99-%CF%89%E3%83%8E-ohayou-gozaimasu-good</p></blockquote> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <p class="txt" itemprop="articleBody"> For personal letters in Japan, you can start with <i>e</i> (”to”) and finish just as simply with <i>yori</i> (”from”) For business, though, old-school logic says you’ll need to bust out the decidedly musty <i>Haike</i> (”Dear Sir or Madam”) and <i>Keigu</i> (”With humble regards”), as well as a handful of other traditional phrases. <br /> <br /> Niko, over at <a href="https://nihongoshark.com/business-japanese/" target="_blank">nihongoshark.com</a>, offers a few phrases that'll help you out as well, but if you're completely new to Japanese, the folks over at <a href="http://japanesevideocast.com/content/10-japanese-business-phrases-important-know" target="_blank">Japanese Video Cast</a> will teach you some elementary level business phrases. </p> </section> <section class="column" itemprop="description"> <div class="section-title"> <h2 class="section-title">5. Get on the Elevator in the Proper Order</h2> </div> <div class="section-image"> <figure> <div class="image"> <img width="390" height="260" loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/600/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2016/04/570d96e91da1b_570d96dae5686_1401799484.jpg" alt="5. Get on the Elevator in the Proper Order" itemprop="image" width="100%"> </div> <figcaption> <blockquote><p>https://officee.jp/detail/2480/274535/</p></blockquote> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <p class="txt" itemprop="articleBody"> At first, this might seem like it’s as tricky as the seating arrangement issue, but in practice, it’s so largely based on common sense. People of higher status (which includes guests) get on first, which seems pretty natural, in that it’s polite to let others go before yourself. 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