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One-day Japanese Business & Cultural Seminar

Introduction

Course Objectives

- To learn Japanese culture
- To understand Japanese business style, business mind and national characters
- To understand tips and knacks to socialize with Japanese well
- To learn useful daily greetings

* This seminar is conducted in English

Course Outline

1. Greeting / Feature of Japanese language (30 mins)
- Introduction of Japanese language
- Learn some basic greetings (with hand out)

2. Geographical perspective (20 mins)
- Climate, Natural resources
- Location of main cities and their features

3. The Japanese People (30 mins)
- General fact
- National holidays
- Social structure
- Family picture

Tea Break (20 mins)

4. Japanese History (40 mins)
- Root of Japanese
- Chronological table
- Japanese symbol / Imperial family

5. Japanese culture, religion, politics (40 mins)
- Japanese traditional culture
- Modern Japanese, Pop-culture
- Religion (Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity and other cult religions)
- Japanese Festivities
- Politics (Government & political parties in Japan)

Lunch break ( 60 mins )

6. Japanese Business Manner (60 mins)
- The use of titles
- Bowing and handshaking
- Exchanging name card (with practice)
- Seating arrangement
- In-group and Out-group
- Meeting Do and Don’t

7. Doing business with Japanese (70 mins)
- Japanese business mind
- Business tips
- Discussion / Negotiation /Deal conclusion
- Gift giving
- Getting to know more
- Business socializing

Tea break (20 mins)

8. Living and Dwelling (40 mins)
- Layout of the house
- Japanese lifestyle

9. Eating and Dining (40 mins)
- Japanese dishes
- Eating etiquette
- Dining in a Japanese home
- Popular entertainments

Q & A (10 mins)

Trainer(s)

Ms Kaneko, Kazue

• Graduated from Kobe University, worked in Osaka and Tokyo for 2 years
• Completed Japanese teaching methodology intensive course in Bryn Mawr collage in the US
• Taught Japanese for two years at The University of the South in USA
• Obtained MA of Japanese applied Linguistics in the University of New South Wales, Australia
• Took up part time Japanese teaching during the MA course above
• Taught Japanese at a Singapore polytechnic, a private language school and a government ministry
• Business development manager and Japanese teacher at a linguistic solutions company for two years. Took charge of courseware development.
• Founded her own Japanese Language & Cultural training providing company, as Director and Instructor.
• Part-time instructor at Nanyang Technological University
• A member of Japanese Language Teachers' Association in Singapore

Who Should Attend

For those who wish to learn about Japanese culture and do business in Japan.

Course Details

Date:

2 December 2009

Time:

9:00am to 5:00pm

Venue:

NTU@one-north campus, Executive Centre

Closing Date:

18 November 2009

Fee:

Standard: SGD$350 Alumni: SGD$280 Group (3 & Above): SGD$315

Registration fees inclusive of:

Course materials
Light refreshments
Lunch
Complimentary parking (1 entry/day) - applicable at NTU@one-north campus only.
Prevailing GST

Online Registration

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Methods of Payment

1. Credit Card (Visa and Mastercard only)

2. Cheque made payable to Nanyang Technological University

3. Invoice to Company (for Company Sponsored Participants)

4. E-invoice (for Government Organizations)

Cancellation & Refund Policy

Written notification to cce@ntu.edu.sg or fax: (+65) 6774 2911 at least 10 days before course commencement	No cancellation charges (Full refund)
Written notification within 4 – 9 days before course commencement	50% of course fees (50% refund)
Written notification within 3 days before course commencement	100% of course fees (No refund)