Japan Aubrey, Caroline, Colleen, Matt, Megan
Introduction Japan is the 11th largest country based on population with around 127,103,388 people
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Japan is ran$ed 27 )or best countries )or business
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Business – Singapore vs Japan", 2011)
Japan is a group o) islands that is located at the *aci)ic +ing o) #ire and neighbors outh -orea, .orth -orea, and China/
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/tatitic Population: 127 million Population: Ethnicity: 99.4% Japanee !.!"% #inu #inu Indigenou$ orean$ &hinee$ &aucaian 'anguage: Japanee ()he i*th mot po+en language in the ,orldeligion: /hinto and 0uddhim P3 4.9! trillion in 2!15 Japanee currency i the yen
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#ppearance In Japan you al,ay ,ant to dre to impreA Men hould ,ear a dar+ uit and 8oth men and ,omen hould ,ear hoe that are eay to remo=e. Bomen hould tay a,ay rom ,earing heel in a 8uine etting and hould alo dre coner=ati=ely. coner=ati=ely. )hey hould limit themel=e to the amount o acceorie they put on and hould ne=er ,ear pant ,hile doing 8uine$ +irt and dree are more proeional. ?)he nail that tic+ out get hit ,ith the hammer.@ )hi i a aying that Japanee ay ,hen omeone i under3dreed 8ecaue they tic+ out in the cro,d. Co one ,ant to 8e
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0eha=ior Bhile ining Hing choptic+ i reuired ,hen eating$ do not point ,ith them$ ,hen not in ue$ lay them ,ith the point acing the let. Bhen dining$ ne=er mi* rice ,ith other ood. Eat until e=ery lat grain o rice i gone. (?Japan 3 'anguage$ &ulture$ &utom & utom and Etiuette@$ 2!1-
0eha=ior tili9e the toilet slippers when using restroos ?o not pour your own glass o) be5erage @ou ust wait )or soeone to say -anpai% (cheers' be)ore drin$ing (!hrastardottir, 201'
0eha=ior: /itting techniue t echniue "hen in Japan, it is 5ery coon to sit straight up on the )loor/ #oral ways to sit are to $neel Casual ways to sit, en sit crossed legged while woen sit with $nees to side/ ("Japanese =reeting >ti?uette", 2017)
&ommunication :erbal and non5erbal cues are used to a5oid ha5ing soeone lose respect or lose the group harony !he Japanese use ore silence and less eye contact than >// citi9ens Japanese are suspicious o) a negotiating tea including lawyers (-at9, 2008'
Mot Intereting Fact leeping on the Bob is acceptable in Japan but only i) you are at the point o) ehaustion )ro pushing yoursel) and doing your best at your Bob/ !he worlds oldest copany operated in Japan )ro 78 A? to 200D/ !his was the -ongo Eui Construction Copany/ (Futcheson, 2007'
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