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ACCESS By car: From Tenjin, Route Bypass, 2 mins after turning left at Tokunaga JCT. The regularity of aisatsu, greetings, in the office, and set phrases at the restaurant or convenience store, provides constant reassurance of the existence of program. Only the cleverest gaijin, though, will realize that life at the office is supposed to work the same way. The new guy gets a chance to solidify his role at his business by demonstrating concern for, and interest in, his coworkers. These simple rules, if followed by everyone, perform magic. The boss blurts out something completely wrong, and the employees smile and offer no objection. And the same instinct that creates this vertical society also creates many of the special experiences sought after by foreigners who come here. I certainly have! Great Opportunity for International Students Fukuoka University's School of Japanese Language and Culture for International Students is currently accepting applications for the April semester of For more information please contact: Admissions Office School of Japanese Language and Culture for International Students Fukuoka University Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka TEL: Email: bekka adm. jp URL: www. What direction should we be taking? post YOUR comment online fukuoka-now. Nothing demonstrates this better than the nomikai, a ritual that continues to astound newcomers, and with good reason. In the s, businessmen considered a clean suit more important than a full meal. com suppressed by the system, will add to the criticism. He leaves the nomikai feeling fulfilled and better connected. He told me that when the foreign trade ministry representative came to his office, he treated him like a king, respected his every order, smiled and nodded while he listened to a long stream of bad advice—and then proceeded to do just the opposite, making big profits for his company. In the West, we also have superiors and inferiors, but we don't really like to emphasize the point, because we have to be careful not to anger our co-workers. Better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Only in Japan, you say? Whose chain of command are we under? In Japan, though, a life without vertical relations would be one full of confusion and anxiety. This is an eternally hot topic in Japan, for which a certain answer might never be found, but a local small business owner offered me one answer last night. Foreigners often feel powerless in this culture, even after many years in the country. If he wants beer, he must fill the glasses of those around him. Every aspect of Japanese life is marked by this shared belief in program, enlivening and giving meaning to the basic, everyday relationships in our lives. Instead they give him an assigned seat and a set meal to attend to, and tell him not to fill his own beer glass.

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