Transferable Skills Seminar – Japanese Business Manner -“Japanese Business Manner Seminar ” at HAKODATE Campus!!

Dealing with Japanese can be confusing, frustrating and unsccessful without understanding Japanese culture and basic Japan business etiquette. This seminar will have practical effects on your everyday life as well as in a job hunting scenario.

This transferable skills seminar is targeted for international researchers (MC, DC, PD).

Seminar will be conducted in Japanese on 3/3, in English on 3/4.

■ Curriculum

1. Orientation
2. Cultural differences, different values
3. Unique characteristics of Japanese communication
4. Japanese Business Manner Workshop
5. Setting your goal

You will learn at this seminar
・Japanese Culture / Value
・Hospitality
・High context / low context communication
・Unique characteristics of Japanese communication
・Importance of communication
・How to bow
・Business card etiquette
・Interview etiquette

* 3/3(thu)Japanese Business Manner seminar will be conducted in Japanese. (same contents)
If you prefer to be taught in Japanese, take the seminar on 3/3(thu) 14:00-18:00.

■ Lecturer

Ms. Kanako Ito
She has worked as a Chief Purser on both international and domestic flights. She also has experiences of assisting many VIP (Imperial family, government officials) flights. She is now a manner instructor at ANA Business Solutions teaching at various corporations and organizations.

■ Place

Room #7, Lecture-room Building, Hakodate Campus

■ Seminar date

3/3/2016 (Thu) 14:00-18:00 – in Japanese
3/4/2016 (Fri) 13:00-17:00 – in English

■ Eligible

Hokkaido University graduate students (MC, DC) and postdocs whose nativelanguage is NOT Japanese.
* We accept Japanese native students if the number of participants on 3/3 is low.

■ Max participants

25 / each seminar

■ Application Deadline

3/2/2016 noon

■ How to register

You need to be registered in the Hi-System.
If you are not, please register at the page.

*Hi-System details are found at here.

Seminar registration at the pages below (After Hi-System registration)
—3/3/2016 (Thu) 14:00-18:00 – in Japanese

—3/4/2016 (Fri) 13:00-17:00 – in English

Click “申し込む” button (left one at the bottom).
If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail in three business days after registration, please contact I-HoP.

■Inquiries

I-HoP :International Human Resource Development Program, Front Office for Human Resource Education and Development, Hokkaido University
ihop[at]synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp
011-706-2157