Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette: Personal Habits
This is the fifth blog in our series of Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette (How not to Faux Pas). In particular, it will discuss personal…
Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette: Business Meetings
This blog is the fourth one in our series of Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette (How not to Faux Pas). In particular, it will clear…
Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette: Business attire
This blog is the third one in our series of Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette (How not to Faux Pas). In particular, it will clear…
Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette: Business Cards
This blog is the second one in our series of Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette (How not to Faux Pas). In particular, it will clear…
Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette: Greetings and Bowing
This blog is the first one in our series of Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette (How not to Faux Pas). In particular, it will clear…
Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette: Avoid insulting a Japanese
This is the final blog in our series of Secrets of Japanese Business Etiquette (How not to Faux Pas). It provides tips on how to…
The Art Of The Japanese Tea Ceremony
Traditional Japanese tea ceremonies use matcha (stone-ground powdered green tea). According to 8th century Zen Buddhist Eisai, matcha is the ultimate mental and medical remedy…
Japan’s Female Samurai Who Feared Nothing: Onna-Bugeisha
Samurai warriors are commonly (or always) associated with men. However, there were just as strong and fearsome female samurai: the Onna-bugeisha. Long before the Western…
Kumihimo – The Japanese Art Of Silk Braiding
Kumihimo roughly translates into English as ‘braided cord’. The word represents, in a larger sense, one of the least known of the traditional arts and…
Japanese Gift Giving – Customs
Gift giving in Japan is deeply rooted in tradition with gifts giving. Japanese people do not limit it to social occasions, but put emphasis on…
10 Fascinating Facts About The Samurai (And Female Samurai!)
Samurai are legendary warriors and perhaps the most well-known class of people in ancient Japan. They were noble fighters that fought evil (and each other)…
A Pole Who Teaches Japanese How To Make Knives
Some would say: Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. But before you make any judgement, please understand why Patryk, born and raised in Poland, is…
