This document provides an overview of key facts about Japan. It discusses that Japan has over 6,800 islands with a population of 138 million people, and its official language is Japanese. Some cultural aspects highlighted include punctuality in trains, removing shoes at the entrance of homes, and etiquette around eating such as saying thanks before and after meals. Traditional Japanese arts discussed include sushi, sumo wrestling, origami, bonsai, kimonos, and kabuki theater. Proper business etiquette and respect for hierarchy and group are also summarized.

1. Tomorrow starts here.
Amir Abdullaev, Iulia Korsikova, Seungyoun Bang
Wiesbaden Business School | SS 2014
Culture and Communication | June 4

5. 6,852
islands

6. Honshu
6,852
islands

7. 6,852
islands
Hokkaido

8. 6,852
islands
Kyushu

9. 6,852
islands
Shikoku

10. 6,852
islands
Hokkaido
Honshu Kyushu
Shikoku
97%

11. 149,000,000 km2

12. 149,000,000 km2
510,000,000 km2

13. 149,000,000 km2
510,000,000 km2
380,000 km2

14. 377,944 km2

15. 377,944 km2 357,168 km2

16. 138,000,000
people
6,800,000,000
people

17. 2
100
138,000,000
people
6,800,000,000
people

18. 10
in the world

19. 79
86

20. 79
86
One of the highest life expectancy in the world.

21. Official language
NONE

22. National language
JAPANESE

23. >100
dialects

24. 9
Native speakers Secondary speakers
125,000,000
people
8,000,000
people

25. 88
weeks to learn Japanese
23
weeks to learn Spanish
2200
class hours class hours
600

28. JAPANESE
ENGLISH
S O V
S V O
+ +
+ +

29. 10steps to improve your Japanese

30. 10steps to improve your Japanese
1. Learn.

31. 10steps to improve your Japanese
1. Learn.
2. Learn more.

32. 10steps to improve your Japanese
1. Learn.
2. Learn more.
3. Learn even more.

33. 10steps to improve your Japanese
1. Learn.
2. Learn more.
3. Learn even more.
4. Learn even more than that.

34. 10steps to improve your Japanese
1. Learn.
2. Learn more.
3. Learn even more.
4. Learn even more than that.
5. Learn when you don’t want to.

35. 10steps to improve your Japanese
1. Learn.
2. Learn more.
3. Learn even more.
4. Learn even more than that.
5. Learn when you don’t want to.
6. Learn when you do.

36. 10steps to improve your Japanese
1. Learn.
2. Learn more.
3. Learn even more.
4. Learn even more than that.
5. Learn when you don’t want to.
6. Learn when you do.
7. Learn when you have to.

37. 10steps to improve your Japanese
1. Learn.
2. Learn more.
3. Learn even more.
4. Learn even more than that.
5. Learn when you don’t want to.
6. Learn when you do.
7. Learn when you have to.
8. Learn when you don’t.

38. 10steps to improve your Japanese
1. Learn.
2. Learn more.
3. Learn even more.
4. Learn even more than that.
5. Learn when you don’t want to.
6. Learn when you do.
7. Learn when you have to.
8. Learn when you don’t.
9. Learn every day.

39. 10steps to improve your Japanese
1. Learn.
2. Learn more.
3. Learn even more.
4. Learn even more than that.
5. Learn when you don’t want to.
6. Learn when you do.
7. Learn when you have to.
8. Learn when you don’t.
9. Learn every day.
10. Learn to love learning.

48. Heels Accessories Pants

49. Japanis the most punctual
nation in the world.

50. Trains are never late.

51. Japanese society is well functioned and on time.

52. There are clocks everywhere in Japan.

53. JIT: Just in Time

55. JIT: Just in Time

59. Senior to Junior, Boss to Subordinates

60. Greg Rampinelli
FORD
グレゴリー ラムピネリ
TOYOTA
Say your company's name and your name.

61. ?!
グレゴリー ラムピネリ
TOYOTA
Show some interests about business card.

64. 22 65

65. Always arrive in time. Wait to be seated. Take lots of notes, as it
shows your interest

66. Yes, we’ll
think it over…

67. Yes, we’ll
think it over…
Forget it!

68. Weather Travel Sport

69. Marriage Age Wage

70. Shoes should be taken of at the genkan.

73. Say Itadakimasu and
Gochisousama-deshita.
Don’t be afraid to “slurp”. Don’t put a lot of soya sauce.
om
nom
nom

74. 1 2 3

75. To look for contents
in a soup with chopsticks.
To pick up food
by stubbing it.
To lick the tips of
the chopsticks.
To shovel food into
your mouth attached
to plate or bowl.
To stand chopsticks
up in rice.

76. 3
in the world

77. 6
in the world

79. Don’t make excuses.
Don’t decline an invitation to socialize. Group is more important than the individual.
Don’t directly challenge a senior person,
especially in front of others.Use titles when greeting people.
Japanese don’t to show off their
ambitions and skills
Japanese top managers don’t give
orders, they only do hints.
Japanese people usually try
to establish personal contact.

80. Keeping Traditions, Creating Traditions.

81. Sushi

84. Sumo

87. Origami

89. My friend’s origami.

90. Bonsai

93. Kimono

96. Kabuki