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Many Japanese people don’t speak English. English is not the official language in Japan, of course. But other Asian countries such as Taiwan, Korea speak English more. Japanese people start learning English from junior high school and continue learning until college. So usual Japanese people study English for 10 years. But most of them...
When I was a Salaryman which means a Japanese white-collar worker, I had worked so hard. I was in the office until midnight almost every single day. All employees worked overtime usually. There were many meetings, tasks about writing documents, negotiations, reporting, etc. But the labor productivity of Japanese white-collars is lower than in...
Japan is a homogeneous society. There is only a little ethnic diversity. So, Japanese people are not used to communicate to foreign people. Typical Japanese companies don’t employ foreign people so much. It is difficult for foreigners to work at Japanese companies. Traditional Japanese companies have unique cultures in both a good and a...
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. – cited from Wikipedia I went to Guam 2 times around 4 years ago. Its tropical climate is awesome, and it is close to Japan. Because of this, Guam is one of the most popular tourist destinations...
If you start selling products on the internet, you have to choose who do you sell to. If you don’t choose it, it is very inefficient for your business. It’s like that you blindly sell appliances on the street. Who do buy the appliances on the street? If you want to sell them, you...
Meetup is a network of communities where people come together to discuss the things they’re passionate about. You can join a great variety of events and communities such as sports, study, business, hobbies, etc. So it is easy to make friends there. When I lived in New York, I joined English conversation communities sometimes....
I have read so many self-help books so far. A self-help book is one that is written with the intention to instruct its readers on solving personal problems. Foe example, these are very popular self-help books. Think and Grow Rich How to Win Friends and Influence People The 7 Habits of Highly Effective...
It is necessary to speak a lot to master foreign languages. But taking language lessons costs money and the lessons’ time is limited. So it is the best way to make foreign friends to master their languages. HelloTalk is a language exchange app widely used in all over world. You can find language exchange partners in this...
To learn copywriting, I recommend this book. “Ca$hvertising: How to Use More Than 100 Secrets of Ad-Agency Psychology to Make BIG MONEY Selling Anything to Anyone” I read this book in the Japanese edition. It is very helpful for writing sales letters, blogs, email magazines, etc. The book includes many practical examples....
Typical Japanese workers are entitled to take 20 days of paid vacation a year. But they only take 10 days on average. One reason for this phenomenon is tradition. They worry about how colleagues or bosses might think of them taking a vacation. Because it means extra work for their coworkers. Japanese people...
