ISSUE: Doing Business With Japan

Taking a Bow: Etiquette in Japan

By Scott Sowers

For Westerners, acting politely can be challenging

Executive Summary

Visiting business executives, beware: Being polite in Japanese society presents a number of etiquette traps for the Westerner. Even the bow is no simple thing.

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DOI: 10.1177/2374556815613993