Cross Cultural Issues with Japan

Cross Cultural Issues with Japan

Having a brother in law who married a Japanese girl, Japan seemed a fitting choice for this assignment. The Japanese culture is a world apart from the United States literally and figuratively.

Barriers to Operating In Japan

The first barrier that comes to mind is Language. Either the Company employs someone who is well versed in Japanese and from that Country or it forces the Japanese to speak English. As English is a more common language in the business world, it would seem as if that forces the Japanese to speak English.

Language

Certainly, there is a language barrier, namely because most Americans don't speak Japanese and the Japanese aren't fluent in English although most school teach English to the children...