1.0 INTRODUCTION
Japan is an island nation in East Asia and was located in the Pacific Ocean. The capital city of Japan is Tokyo. Japan has population around 125 million people. 98.5% of the population was comprises by the Yamato Japanese ethnic group and the other 1.5% includes Chinese, Koreans and the indigenous Ainu.
In Japan, the two traditional religions are Buddhism and Shinto. 95% of the Japanese citizens abide by the fusion of Buddhism and Shintoism. The practices of Shinto and Buddhist are combined together into single religion, with Buddhist temples being built at the sites of important Shinto shrines. There are ethnic minorities in 1% of Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs.
The national language of Japan is Japanese. Most of …show more content…
Bowing is the most difficult and complex challenge at the beginning of the meeting. Bowing is seen to be an important custom in Japan. Bowing has many functions such as it expresses the feeling of respect, thanking, apologizing, greeting, and so on.
There are different ways of bowing which depends on the social status or age of person that people bow to. The informal type of bow is bending about 15 degrees for a casual greeting. In the daily life of informal situations, bowing is often done by a nod of the head. The most common way of bow is bending about 30 degrees to greet people. It is often practice in Japanese business situations. A more formal bowing is done to 45 degrees looking down at feet. Formal bowing signifies deep gratitude, polite greeting, a formal apology, and so on.
Basically, it is polite to bow to bend from waist with straight back. Men usually put their hands in their sides, and women usually keep their hands on their thighs with their fingers touch. Although a few minutes immediately after a formal introductions can be a time for nerves, but avoid putting hands into pockets because doing so will shows boredom or lack of interest. Shaking hands is uncommon among the Japanese but it is exceptions for
Japan is an island nation in East Asia and was located in the Pacific Ocean. The capital city of Japan is Tokyo. Japan has population around 125 million people. 98.5% of the population was comprises by the Yamato Japanese ethnic group and the other 1.5% includes Chinese, Koreans and the indigenous Ainu.
In Japan, the two traditional religions are Buddhism and Shinto. 95% of the Japanese citizens abide by the fusion of Buddhism and Shintoism. The practices of Shinto and Buddhist are combined together into single religion, with Buddhist temples being built at the sites of important Shinto shrines. There are ethnic minorities in 1% of Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs.
The national language of Japan is Japanese. Most of …show more content…
Bowing is the most difficult and complex challenge at the beginning of the meeting. Bowing is seen to be an important custom in Japan. Bowing has many functions such as it expresses the feeling of respect, thanking, apologizing, greeting, and so on.
There are different ways of bowing which depends on the social status or age of person that people bow to. The informal type of bow is bending about 15 degrees for a casual greeting. In the daily life of informal situations, bowing is often done by a nod of the head. The most common way of bow is bending about 30 degrees to greet people. It is often practice in Japanese business situations. A more formal bowing is done to 45 degrees looking down at feet. Formal bowing signifies deep gratitude, polite greeting, a formal apology, and so on.
Basically, it is polite to bow to bend from waist with straight back. Men usually put their hands in their sides, and women usually keep their hands on their thighs with their fingers touch. Although a few minutes immediately after a formal introductions can be a time for nerves, but avoid putting hands into pockets because doing so will shows boredom or lack of interest. Shaking hands is uncommon among the Japanese but it is exceptions for