(1) Customs and Habits Japan is known as a "land of etiquette", and it is the custom of the Japanese people to pay attention to etiquette.

Usually when people meet, they always bow to each other and say "hello", "goodbye", "please take care of me", etc.

Japanese people attach great importance to exchanging business cards when meeting for the first time.

If you don't bring a business card to your first meeting, it's not only rude but the other person will think you're not easy to get along with.

When exchanging business cards, bow first and pass the business card with both hands.

After receiving the other party's business card, you should read it carefully to see clearly the other party's identity, position, and company, and nod to indicate that you know the other party's identity.

The Japanese believe that business cards are a representative of a person and treat business cards as if they are themselves.

It is considered impolite to just put the business card into your pocket without reading it.

If you are attending a business negotiation meeting, you must deliver business cards to everyone in the room and accept their business cards without leaving out anyone. Although this takes a lot of time, it is a sign of mutual friendliness.

and a way of respecting.

When visiting a Japanese home, you must make an appointment with the host in advance and ring the bell to announce your name before entering.

If the house does not have a doorbell, never knock on the door. Instead, open the sliding door and ask: "Excuse me, is there anyone inside?" After entering the door, take the initiative to take off your clothes and hats, and take off your scarf (but even if the weather is hot,

You cannot wear a vest or bare feet, otherwise it will be rude), put on spare slippers, and give the gifts you brought to the host.

When you sit in the house, it is polite to sit with your back to the door. Only with the persuasion of the host can you move to a distinguished position (the distinguished position refers to the niche in front of which is decorated with various works of art and decorations)

seats, which are specially prepared for VIPs).

Japanese people are not used to letting guests visit their homes, so don't make requests to look around.

Japan is particularly taboo about men breaking into the kitchen.

You must also ask for the owner's permission to use the toilet.

When eating, if you don't know how to eat a certain meal, you should ask the host for advice. When picking up food, you should turn your chopsticks over and use them.

When saying goodbye, the guest should first propose it and express his gratitude to the host.

When you return to your residence, call the person to tell them that you have returned safely and thank them again.

Don’t forget to express your gratitude when you meet your owner again after a while.

When the Japanese hold a banquet and toast, they often place a bowl filled with water in the middle of the table and place a piece of clean white gauze in front of each person.

Before pouring wine, the host should first rinse his wine glass in clean water, press the cup rim down on the gauze so that the water droplets are absorbed by the gauze, then fill the glass with wine and pass it to the guest with both hands.

After the guests have finished drinking, they do the same to show the friendship and intimacy between the host and guest.

This is the traditional way to toast.

Japanese people bring gifts whether they are visiting relatives or friends or attending banquets. A family spends 7.5% of its monthly income on gifts.

When visiting a Japanese home, you must bring gifts.

The Japanese believe that sending a gift is much more meaningful than saying "thank you" because it expresses gratitude with practical actions.

When giving gifts to Japanese people, you must grasp the "value sense". The gifts should be neither too heavy nor too light.

If it is too heavy, he will think that you are asking for something from him, and thus infer that your goods or services are not good; if it is too light, he will think that you despise him.

When going to a Japanese home for a general visit, it is more appropriate to bring some packaged food, but do not give flowers, because some flowers are used when people are courting or doing funerals.

The Japanese pay great attention to the decoration of gifts. The gifts should be wrapped in several layers and tied with a beautiful ribbon or paper rope.

The Japanese believe that the soul of someone in the knot marks the sincerity of the gift giver.

Those who accept gifts usually give gifts in return.

Japanese people do not open gifts in front of guests. This is mainly to avoid embarrassing the guests due to the discomfort of the gifts.

Gifts that you don't need can be given to others, and Japanese people don't mind this.

Japanese people generally do not use even numbers when giving gifts. This is because "four" in even numbers has the same pronunciation as death in Japanese. In order to avoid bad luck, "four" is not used in many occasions. Over time, even numbers such as two, four, and six are simply not given.

They love to send odd numbers, especially three, five, and seven.

But "Nine" should also be avoided, because "Nine" has the same pronunciation as Ku in Japanese.