Top 10 Japanese Etiquette Tips During a Conversation
05. Respect the sound of silence. When there is a pause for silent whether during a meeting or a casual conversation, it is meant to be use as a time for thoughts and to reflect. Please fight the urge to make a joke or fill it with a story.
04. Understand the meaning of maybe. The word "no" in Japanese are rarely use because of its harsh sounding. Again, the Japanese do not want to break the harmony even in conversation so it tends to sound like everyone agreeing with each other. In order to prevent miscommunication and the feeling of misguided you should learn how to read between the lines.
Be able to recognized and get use to hearing "well, maybe" with the applying of the pause. The pause mostly means "no" or equal to a "no" even if the participant seems Westernized throughout the whole process. If you do not get a response to any phone calls, emails, or faxes to a business deal, then you should definitely take it as a no.
03. Indirect approaches are your best friend when you are in Japan. You should use indirect approach whenever it is possible since Japanese do not like direct confrontation.
02. Do not force a Japanese to make a decision when he cannot or confront him. If you do this you will be putting the Japanese in a situation where he will feel embarrass or humiliated to be in and lose face.
01. 10. Nowhere in the conversation, no matter the situation should there be any physical contacts whether a hand on the shoulder or tap on the back. Along with the no touching rule, you should try to not make gestures and noisy outbursts. The Japanese preferred subtlety and soft so try not raise your voice when you are frustrated or mad. With that being said keep your hands to yourself and hope you enjoy your conversation.
If you forgot everything you just read, just remember the key is always tried reserve the harmony within the group that you are in. Then, everything else will follow.
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