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Share how to communicate with Japanese people

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  よろしくお願いします。 よろしくお願いいたします。 よろしくお願い申し上げます。 「Looking forward to your help」 is the original saying in  Japanese communication culture . When meeting, talking, speaking, … at the beginning and the end, they often bow to the opponent, the level of low bow also depends on the object of communication.  Here we are talking about greeting rather than apologizing or asking so a little bit of a hunch is often used. Share how to communicate with Japanese people When talking should not be too close, the Japanese need to keep a certain distance in the conversation, this is to be considerate in communication. When I first came to Japan, I talked to a Japanese boy (younger than me), because of his habit of talking with friends in Vietnam, he kept coming and talking but found me shifting my seats closer, he stepped back a little. I understood so I took a step back, after getting closer, it was no problem sitting close to whispering to each other. The Japanese speak very softly, they often talk about t

Immigration procedures, how to fill out customs declarations when arrive in Japan

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For foreigners entering Japan , you must follow the immigration procedures including 2 basic procedures as follows: Fill in the immigration procedures and fill out the customs declaration. Of course the information will be written in Japanese and there will be more popular languages such as English, Chinese, Thailand, Indonesia, Nepal, Korea, Russia… You can choose to write in any language. When you depart from your country, you can fly non-stop or Transit (transiting) via a certain airport before coming to Japan. With many airlines flying near any Japanese airport, you will be given a paper for immigration procedures and customs declarations for you to fill out information in advance. You may be asked about which language you understand to fill information. When you arrive at the airport, just submit to the customs officer, so it will save time to fill information. Of course for those who already have experience, nothing too difficult. For first-time visitors to Japan or the fi