Comments on: Six things you didn’t know about Japanese business card etiquette

By: Wil

Wil — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:28:20 +0000

Thanks for the kind comment, Reesan. Those pictures of yakitori on the front page of your blog made me feel so hungry!

By: reesan

reesan — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:01:26 +0000

cool article. great contribution to the japan blog matsuri!

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Eight things you need to know about giving gifts in Japan | Our blog — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:51:01 +0000

[...] 2. Offer the gift with both hands. This is the most polite way to present a gift and is similar to the way you give someone your buisness card in Japan. [...]

By: Wil

Wil — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:12:23 +0000

Thanks for the tip, Rinko. I’ll have to remember it when I visit Japan!

By: Rinko

Rinko — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:05:31 +0000

When you recieve the “Meishi” from the other person, you say “chodai shimasu” which means thank you so much for giving me it.
And when you present your “Meishi” to the other, you say “Yoroshiku onegai itashimasu” which means please to meet you.

By: Wil

Wil — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:24:33 +0000

Very interesting, Rinko. Is there a special greeting people say in Japanese when they present their business cards?

By: Rinko

Rinko — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:01:58 +0000

Yes, It is very important for Japanese people to exchange the business cards which establishes a person’s station and status.
If you don’t know how to pronounce their name or how to read as their name is written in kanji, you are ok to ask the person politely.
Please don’t write on people’s business card in front of the people you recieved from.(At least, you need to wait until you finish the meeting.)
By the way, Business card in Japanese is “MEISHI”.

By: Wil

Wil — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:46:40 +0000

Great idea. I have lots of Japanese friends who have bilingual business cards. It seems like a good way to make the most of both sides of the card.

By: Japanese Business Card Translation

Japanese Business Card Translation — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:42:52 +0000

Excellent article. However, you may also want to point out the importance of having a proper Japanese business card translation performed of your business card. You should have it translated and printed in Japanese. Then you can present it with the Japanese-only side up for much more impact.