Do you wish your non-Japanese staff could fit in better with the rest of the team?

Many non-Japanese staff have trouble figuring out how Japanese companies work.

• Do your staff seem lost and unsure of their role?

• Do they require a lot of explanation and guidance before they will act?

• International staff may also bring habits and attitudes that are unfamiliar in Japan.

• Are your non-Japanese people disruptive? Do they push their opinions too much?

• Do they work smoothly with others or do they only work well on their own?

Sometimes even the smartest and most motivated non-Japanese staff struggle to reach their potential in Japan. It’s not a question of ability, but of understanding. They simply don’t know the rules of the game in Japan – why people behave as they do and what they expect of their colleagues.

A little cultural understanding and knowledge of how things are done in Japan can get international staff up to speed quickly so that they can become valuable, high-functioning members of your team.

High learning effects can be expected through micro-learning, in which the skills to be acquired are learned one by one for each theme, and active learning, in which learning is centered on two-way exercises.