Japanese Language & Culture Istoryans

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I have lived and work in Japan for a total of nearly 10 years. Worked for a Japanese company more than that and still under Japanese management on my present job now. My children were also born in Japan but eventually we decided to come back to Cebu even if we love Japan so much including the salary package. We are dreaming to get back there for vacation to visit old friends.

The culture really is very disciplined and we have lots to learn from them in terms of dealing with our neighbors and kapwa tao. Courtesy and respect is very important. Ethics and norms are very much observed even above business performance. What really matters is integrity of oneself and the company you belong to. Work is not really so much based on individual performance since Japanese culture relies more on teamwork, group effort or buddy system, junior-senior relationship or mentorship unlike western cultures where individualism is name of the game. "We" instead of "I" although lately some companies are encouraging individual achievement, the environment is still very team-activated. Trustworthiness and consistency is treated with honor in a Japanese society so once you can maintain this you will surely be successful. Just like in any culture, communication is important, so if you know Nihonggo then you possess already the ice-breaker for any relationship building intent you may have with them.

What is very bad though is when these people come to work here in Philippines and they start imitating our surroundings especially when some of our fellow pinoys or their fellow japinoys(Pinoy-grown Japanese or those who have decided to stay here after marrying a pinay or found Pinas a better place for them since they are treated like kings)teach them that it is OK to bully or feel superior and they start being sarcastic, discriminating, and unfair. I have met lots of them here in Cebu but there are some who have changed because they had an equally bad experience with a pinoy.

In my present job, I am dealing with Japanese, Indian, European, North American, and Filipino customers. The Japanese are the best customers since they are very reasonable and compassionate. But they would never forgive you if you are not consistent with your commitments. They expect you to work hard for them no matter how difficult it is and what outcome it may have since they will respect you through your effort.

I hope I have given some insight on this thread. Thanks.

[moz_k2]

I also work for a japanese company. and I'll tell you, grabeh ka stricto bah. If naay deadline as in atangan ka sa imung luyo while you're doing your thing hantud mahuman. kulba jud ni basta matimingan ka ani nga style. implement jud ug JIT nga lifestyle or maglisod ka ug survive sa japanese-owned companies.

hehehe

makarelate jud ko..
Good thing dri sa ako work kay mas mkamao ko
sa PL na gigamit compared sa japanese pips dri.

[nahpz2]

Apply nalang mo sa TSUNEISHI mga bro...free japanese lessons......

[P-Chan]

tsuneishi? kindly enlightend us daw in what is that.. kai ako na gi google it's a shipping company

[moz_k2]

yup that"s a ship building firm.
japanese owned.
In the south of Cebu

[nahpz2]

tsuneishi? kindly enlightend us daw in what is that.. kai ako na gi google it's a shipping company

TSUNEISHI is a name of a place in japan where the TSUNEISHI HOLDINGS Co. came from.
We had TSUNEISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES in cebu situated at West Cebu Industrial Park, Special Economic Zone, Buanoy, Balamban...

We also had a shipbuilding design company called TTSP (kindly search on the net) same address above.
They are hiring bunch of engineers & design technician for they are now expanding their capabilities of building the largest ships in world (21 ships a year)....hope they can make it....

apply namo mga bro & sis...chance na ninyo maka abot ug japan..

Clerk are also welcome..

hope this would help....

[lolzlolsy]

ok man ang mga japanese.. im currently teaching exchange students from japan.. lisud lang jud sila mu english but friendly jud sila... one things nice pa jud nila kay muhatag man gud sila ug souvenir every after mu-graduate na sila...

[P-Chan]

@nahpz2:hiring sila ron? multimedia man akong course.. paki pm me daw.. kanang positions pwede.. hehehe..

@lolz: ako bali.. hehehe.. teacher nako hapon.. hahaha.. gi tagaan ko ug sunflower na origami.. hehehe

[lolzlolsy]

@p-chan ...ga study ka ug japanese language? akung pag umangkun kay ga study ug japanese language and their culture as well kay ganahan sya mu-adtu japan..

[P-Chan]

@lolz: yhea nag learn ko ug japanese language.. where nag study imong pag umankon?