Minggu, 30 Maret 2014

ARTICLE OF BUSINESS ENGLISH

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Japan is one of the biggest economies in the world. Based on a survey internaisonal many institutions , the Japanese economy is the second largest economy in Asia ( Slightly under PRC ) and third in the world (besides the U.S. and the PRC ) . Japan is known as an innovative country and has a high work spirit even though their nation is not the inventor . One of the factors that drive the success of Japan dikarena Japan has a culture and character of the population who are willing to work hard ,never give up , a true entrepreneurial spirit ,braveandhighlydisciplined.Data from the United Nations in 2011 , Japan has a GDP per capita of $ 37.039 and GNP per capita of $ 30,455 , thus Japan comes out to 21 countries with the largest GDP and GNP per capita in the world .

Japan's economy is the fastest no.3 economy throughout the modern history of mankind apart from South Korea and the PRC economy . Milestones and progress of Japan's economic revival starts shortly after the Allies defeated Japan in World War 2 . While the cities and the Japanese economy ever built prior to 1945 were destroyed , with morale , work ethic and discipline of the Japanese people were able to rebuild the economy and the country became one of the largest and strongest in the world .

Japan's economy is growing rapidly , in an instant just able to compete with the U.S. and European countries that occurred in several countries banning anti - Japanese and Japanese products . Even so , Japan continues to be a successful country .

Japan's economic state is built with a strong foundation with heavy industry , manufacturing and services as the main pillar of Japan's economy mereka.Industri is the best industry in the world ( beating the U.S. in 2008 ) . Japan became the world's industrial giant from 1960 to 2004 . Japanese industry has long crutch by large capital , qualified human resources , the availability of electricity and advanced support tools .

Japan's main industry is the world's most recognizable automotive ( either motorcycles or cars ) , but more than that the Japanese also producer of ships, electronics , cell phones , machines , robots ( android ) , steel ( metal ) , computers , textiles , silk , bio - industrial , semiconductor , pharmaceutical , paper , petrochemical , food , space technology , aluminum and others . Almost all industries in Japan on export behavior . Want proof ?see , on the streets of Indonesia, India , Malaysia and the Philippines are often found made ​​cars Honda , Suzuki , Toyota , Hino , Isuzu , Mitsubishi and Mazda . Household appliances made ​​in Japan dominated tools such as Sharp , Mito , Mitoshiba , Toshiba , Canon etc. . Until now , Japan is the most successful country in the history of the industry .

In addition , Japan also invaded another country through their film and anime industry . Anime ( Animation ) Japan invaded the world such as : Doraemon , Ninja Hatori , Naruto , One Piece etc. .Of its animation industry ( Anime ) , Japan posted a total net keutungan around 2983.03 billion yen .

Although Japan developed countries , Japan has not forgotten other business sectors such as agriculture . Agriculture in Japan was ahead and apply the intensification of agriculture , so that although the area of ​​Japan is used as agricultural land is less than 15 % self-sufficient in Japan can meet its domestic needs . Agriculture in Japan mostly use hydroponic systems , green manure / compost and modern machines . 2011, Japan managed to become self-sufficient over rice ,soybeans ,peanuts ,seaweed ,tea ,tomatoes ,vegetables ,cabbage , pears , oranges , apricots , turnips , corn , potatoes , sticky rice , wheat , flowers and wasabi . Although self-sufficiency , to make sanbei , Japan still imports rice from Vietnam and Thailand .

Mining is a business that is less successful in Japan , because the Japanese earth is very poor and very few produce minerals . Earth Japan recorded only produces salt , coal , copper , bauxite , gold , iron ore , nickel , tungsten and natural gas in an amount that is far from enough . Only water energy , wind and solar thermal contained abundant amounts .

Fisheries , fisheries Japan is very advanced with the support of the tools of modern fishing , large fleet and capital as well as the capture of a very wide area . No wonder Japan was once the world's number 1 producer of fish from 1968 to 1996 . In 1996 , fish production in Japan continued to decline and eventually is positioned on six until now . However , the fishing fleet remains the best in the world . Fishery products / Japanese fishermen in general are: tuna , skipjack tuna , sardines ,mackerel ,cod ,herring ,whales , seals , salmon , crab , octopus , squid ,sea eel ,shrimp ,salmon ,scallops oysters , saury and other types of other . Meanwhile , pigs , cows , horses , sheep , chickens , ducks and seals as well as crocodiles and snakes are the result of Japanese farms .

Doing business with the Japanese People
Japan is a highly developed economies in Asia . Many other developed countries are interested in investing in this country . Not as a consumer , but a producer . As we all know , Japan is known worldwide as a supplier of the most advanced technologies in the world .
But in the midst of economic progress , it turns out doing business in Japan including easy bother . Why ? Because outside the bustle of technological developments , it was Japan still holds strong traditional values ​​and cultural and historical aspects of feudalism . This is natural because Japan is an archipelago geographically quite isolated from outside cultural influences . Although now it is already not too obvious , but you still need to be careful . If you are interested to do business with the Japanese , you'll want to follow some of the suggestions Kevin B. Bucknall , author of " Japan - Doing Business in a Unique Culture , " to increase the chances of success for your cooperation .
1 . Prepare enough material
The Japanese enjoy the data . If you want to do a presentation in front of the Japanese business , make sure you have enough data to support the fact . Serve in English alone , do not need to be in Japanese . Japanese people generally understand written English , but is not very adept at saying it . If they will not understand your data , they will not hesitate to ask questions later .
2 . Wait until permitted
Do not talk if it is not allowed . In Japan , a lot of talk and interrupt the speech of others is regarded as impolite even childish , even in casual or informal meeting though. Instead , silence and listening will impress you respect them .
3 . Do not insult your government
Do not criticize , reproach , or the lack of state government in your own country even if it is a fact . Japanese people generally nationalist , and criticism of the government will make them surprised , and would blur the focus of their top business objectives .
4 ." Profit " is a term that is less pleasing
The Japanese put loyalty and business antarperlaku harmonious relationship . Not that profit is not important , but they are concerned with the long -term relationship . However you may disclose on market share and business growth . In essence , raise the positive intentions of your business goals with them . They do not always look at money as the main thing .
5 . Responding gratification
If you receive gifts of goods or money outside the employment agreement , you should ask the subordinate giver , about the reason and purpose of the gift. If not , the giver will wonder why you did not respond to the prize or gift . Know why , and do not ever give gift giver reward , because they will assume you do not like the gift they give .
6 . Be careful in asking for an explanation
If you do not understand the explanation of them , be careful in asking for an explanation . They will think you are asking them to repeat . In many countries , this is a normal thing , but not for the Japanese . Wait until they are finished with their conversation , and when there was a pause , then you can apologize and ask for a more detailed explanation because there is a part that you donot understand .

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