How to impress Japanese People

Oct 22, 2022

Have you ever felt that you might have done something wrong with a Japanese person? I’ll introduce 3 points to impress Japanese people. No more cultural misunderstandings!

日本人と接していて、何か失礼なことをしてしまったのかと思ったことがありますか。今回は日本人に好かれるポイントを3つご紹介します。

Point 1

Japanese people get impressed when you are trying to do your best for others. Therefore, You can give a great impression to Japanese people when you try to learn Japanese culture and show your motivation to be better.

日本人はたいてい相手のために頑張っている姿に感動します。それで、みなさんが日本でのマナーを勉強しようというやる気や親近感が日本人にとても大きな好印象を与えます。

Point 2

 Japanese people tend to prefer a trustworthy person. You can create trust with Japanese people better if you show respect to them, especially to the Japanese ways.

日本人は信頼できる人を好む傾向があります。日本のやり方に一生懸命に向き合っている人だと思ってもらえると、信頼関係も作りやすくなります。

Point 3

‘Trust’ is the most important thing in Japanese society. Therefore, once you gain trust, you can be more successful as people listen to your opinions and they can rely on you in various situations. They will see you as a great person.

日本社会では何よりも信頼関係が大切です。信頼が得られたら、仕事がたくさんもらえるようになったり、意見を聞いてもらいやすくなったり、その結果いろいろな面で成功しやすくなります。「あの人はすごい」と思われるようになるんですね。

 

There are common cultural misunderstandings with Japanese people but it will be a bit long. So, I would like to show the three cases in the next article. Just for now, please remember the above points. It will help your deeper understanding from the example cases.

外国人が知らなかったために日本人に誤解されてしまったというよくあるケースが三つあるんですが、長くなるので次回紹介します。今回は上の3つのポイントをしっかりと覚えておいてください。

I am more than happy to support you in creating good relationships with Japanese people.

みなさまが日本人とのいい関係を作っていけるようサポートいたします。

 

Mineko Arai

Managing Director

 

Mariko Yamamoto

Business Japanese Professional Teacher

 

Arai Academy of Japanese Studies

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