So far, I have outlined 5 approaches that
are inevitable in successful business in Japan.
In order to make them work, you need 2
things, which are the 6th and the 7th approach.
The 6th is to leverage the
Internet technology.
It allows you to network with experts
around the globe via social media, just as I am doing NOW using LinkedIn,
blogs, Facebook etc., as well as getting information online using search.
It is this way that I have access to
information worldwide and have been gaining relevant information/data as long
as they are in Japanese (my native language) to English.
It is this way that I met people outside
Japan/my area who turned out to be great friends and experts in respective
realm who kindly provided with their wisdom especially via LinkedIn
discussions. They consequently helped me writing my eBook as well as in doing
other things at work or outside work.
Key people in writing and completing the
eBook include those whom I met online, and worked/collaborated online. Some of
them I also collaborated offline (i.e. face-to-face) if/where possible.
My advice is you take similar approach. In doing
so, you need to remember that social media landscape in Japan is quite
different from those in your country.
You also need to remember that Japanese people do prefer face-to-face
communication. They would not start business only by interaction online.
This is one of the topics I have covered in
my two eBooks I wrote, which was published by StartiaLab, a leading Japanese
eBook publisher in November, 2015.
English version: 7 Things to Know to be Successful in Business in
Japan
Japanese version: 世界を相手に勝つための教科書 – グローバル社会で事業を拡大する7つの方法と8つの事例
