Book about Japanese business etiquette

[Davey]

From the beginning of May I will start my internship at a Japanese IT company based in Osaka.

I have been in Japan for some years and I can communicate with Japanese in regular conversations but doing business is a whole different. This is why I am searching for a good book about Japanese business etiquette that is not too basic .

So if anyone has some good recommendations (although I prefer books, a good website would be fine as well) I would appreciate it a lot.

 

[Mike Cash]

Here's a guide on etiquette for new hires, done in manga format. (used book)

A trip to your local bookstore should turn up something similar, or browse through Amazon.

I limited my search to things in manga format for ease of reading through the help of visual clues. I don't know how your Japanese reading skills are, but if you are going to be in a Japanese work environment then the most important thing you can do for yourself is to improve your reading skills. Since you're interested in Japanese business etiquette, you may as well kill two birds with one stone and read about it in Japanese.

 

[Davey]

Thank you for your post Mike! I agree that a Japanese book would be a lot better especially because it wouldn't be too basic and targeted for foreign business persons.

Too bad I can't see a preview of the book with amazon, but I will be going to the bookshop either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and will let you know what I got (or will order through amazon).

Once again thank you for posting.