Tips for traveling in Japan

Business manner - Gift -

Last Updated (Monday, 25 August 2008 23:27) Friday, 11 July 2008 00:00

Give the gift with both hands and accept gifts with hands.
Generally, gifts will not be opened in your presence. If your host insist that you open the gift do so gingerly.
They take pride in gift wrapping, show that you appreciation the effort.
Do not give gifts in odd number or the number four, as odd numbers are bad luck and four sounds like the word for death in Japanese.

The most popular gift giving occasions in Japan are oseibo, which falls at the end of the year a
nd O-chugen which falls during the middle of the year.
 Good gift ideas include fruit and alcohol such as brandy, quality whiskey and Bourbon along with excellent wines.
They also appreciate gifts from high-end department stores like Saks and Neiman Marcus.