Japanese culture – Advice from Experts

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Japanese culture

Tim Romero

Tokyo, Japan

$250.0/min 5.0 3 $4.17/min

I've founded and run four companies in Japan. I've run market entry for firms coming into Japan. I also work with large Japanese companies on their open innovation initiatives. Doing business in Japan can seem pretty confusing until you get the hang of it, and I'd be happy to talk you though it. I also publish frequently (in both English and Japanese) about business in Japanese and host the Disrupting Japan podcast. I you are serious about selling in Japan, I can help you out.

Miles Woodroffe

Bristol, UK

$600.0/min 5.0 6 $10/min

Rails hacker. 10 years in startups in SF as coder and/or CTO, then 7 years in Japan. Currently CTO at Cookpad in Bristol UK. Experience bootstrapping, lean startup, coding, scaling to tens of millions, hiring, being acquired... Prior music career in rock-n-roll, toured the world - insanely lucky to work with artists from Bob Dylan to Ray Charles to The Specials to Joe Strummer.

David Blissett

Oxford, United Kingdom

$60.0/min 5.0 6 $1/min

My areas of expertise are ZigBee, Smart Energy and Smart Grid. A Sales and Marketing Professional with 30+ years experience across the electronics industry. I've worked with over 30 different lines and my experience covers Digital, Linear, RF, FPGA, Memory, DSP, and Embedded products.

Yukari Peerless

British Columbia, Canada

$100.0/min N/A 2 $1.67/min

Connector. Writer. Go-to gal for anything Japanese. ANA Brand Ambassador. Currently working as a community manager at a startup. If you're interested in business/culture in Japan I'm your gal. Expertise: Japanese culture, Startup, Tech, Video, Blogging コネクター。ライター。カナダ在住15年目。離婚、シングルマザー期を得てアメリカ人と再婚。カナダでの生活、英語、国際結婚、海外でのビジネス、テクノロジー、スタートアップ、ソーシャルメディア、ブログに関してお話できます。

Akira Uchimura

Viña Del Mar, Valparaiso, Chile

$60.0/min N/A 1 $1/min

Half Japanese, half Chilean, All Nikkei. 南米と日本についての国際関係、政治経済、日系社会、ITについてお聞きください。

Kasia カーシャ

Detroit, MI

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

I support job seekers looking for their Japanese job in the US (or any country) via my resource pages, online training programs, and consulting calls.

Philippe Huysveld

Paris, France

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Japan expert, with over 25 years' Japan-related experience, I am a solutions-driven Senior Executive and Consultant with extensive Marketing & Business Development experience in Japan and in Europe. With expertise across many Industries (Automotive, Mobile Phone, Pro-AV, Semiconductors, Air conditioning, Medical, Display, Electronics), I have sold as well parts as systems and finished products. Entrepreneurial, my executive career also includes consulting, business start ups, P/L responsibility & board experience and BU/subsidiary management. Specialties: Engineering and Business background (MBA); Technical Sales and Marketing; Strategic Business Planning & Leadership; Key Account Management; New Business development; Sales and BU Management; European Strategy & Marketing; Leadership; Problem-solving; Multilingual (6), including Japanese; Global Vision and interest for Japan & Asia. Business & Management Consulting; Transition Management; Strategy Consulting. Besides various papers and reports about Japan and the Europe-Japan relations, I am also the author of the following six (e)Books: Lecture Economique de l'Histoire du Japon, Lulu.com/KOBO/Google Play & Amazon, 3rd edition, February 2017 (Internet Link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/philippe-huysveld/lecture-economique-de-lhistoire-du-japon/ebook/product-21602718.html#productDetails) The Ultimate Survival Guide for Business in Japan, Lulu/KOBO/Google Play/ iBook store & Amazon, 2nd edition, May 2015 (Internet Link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/philippe-huysveld/the-ultimate-survival-guide-for-business-in-japan/ebook/product-21774196.html) MOSAICA JAPONICA: Lecture Culturelle du Japon socio-économique, Editions L’Harmattan, 1st edition, July 2018 (Internet Link : http://www.editions-harmattan.fr/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=livre&no=60642&motExact=0&motcle=&mode=AND) Chronique du Japon des Années 90, Lulu.com/KOBO/Google Play & Amazon, 1st edition, February 2017 (Internet Link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/philippe-huysveld/chronique-du-japon-des-annÃ©es-90/ebook/product-23072942.html) Mastering Japan Business, Lulu.com/KOBO/Google Play & Amazon, 1st edition, February 2017 (Internet Link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/philippe-huysveld/mastering-japan-business/ebook/product-23338718.html Bridges to Japanese Business Etiquette, Lulu.com/KOBO/Google Play & Amazon, 1st edition, February 2018 (Internet Link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/philippe-huysveld/bridges-to-japanese-business-etiquette-understanding-japan-cross-cultural-management/ebook/product-23736921.html) Contact: info@gbmc.biz, www.gbmc.biz, www.gbmc-blog.biz

Rochelle Kopp

San Francisco Bay Area

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Rochelle is a recognized authority on Japanese culture and business practices, particularly communication style, organizational behavior and decision-making in Japanese firms. Rochelle trains and advises both Japanese and non-Japanese executives, in cross-cultural effectiveness, business practices and team building. She is often engaged by American and international firms, which have joint ventures, suppliers or other stakeholders in Japan; also by Japanese firms which have presence outside the country or are looking to go international. She helps her clients increase profitability and employee engagement through improved communication, relationships and operating practices.

Ryosuke Ueda

San Francisco Bay Area

$100.0/min N/A 1 $1.67/min

Founder and Owner of Shippodo, Japanese Painting Specialist providing the West with high end Japanese Paintings combined with research and education.

Akky Akimoto

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Tokyo-based pro tech blogger with engineering background. Japanese web, internationalization/localization expert.

Tong CF

$100.0/min N/A 1 $1.67/min

I am a Singaporean based in Kyoto, Japan since 2009. I work as a consultant with Japanese companies to help them with overseas related assignments such as connecting with overseas partners, promotion to overseas costumers, and creating overseas network. I am also an event organizer in Kansai Japan, creating events that cater to the needs of international participants from Japan and overseas. My clients include startups in Japan & Singapore, tourism, IT, performing entertainment, online media, and project management companies. I also run my own residential working space in Kyoto, where visitors and stay, work, and meet the locals. I am looking forward to meeting a diverse group of people to do something fun, cool, and make changes to our world.

Sho Omura

Tokyo

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Bilingual, 2nd Gen Japanese born and raised in Australia. Cultural Advisor / Localization Specialist.

Alexander-James Guillermo

Mexico City

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

I'm a leadership coach, passionate about developing insight, resilience, confidence, and change-readiness in my clients. I draw on my 6 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, 10 years of teaching, 15 years of living abroad, and a lifetime of martial arts practice to help my clients accomplish their goals and grow into the leaders they wish to become. Key Skills - Coach Training by an International Coach Federation approved program - Leadership: military leadership, knowledge of organizational leadership theories, curriculum development, experience with assessments (i.e. 360-degree feedback, StrengthsFinder 2.0, Myers-Briggs) - Business skills trainer: presentations, teleconferencing, negotiations, conflict resolution - Japanese language fluency. Japanese to English interpreting - Martial Arts: military combatives, traditional Japanese armed and unarmed combat, traditional Chinese internal arts - Music: experienced vocalist, casual pianist, and knowledge of music theory My 6 years in the military, which was largely spent overseas working with the diplomatic service, helped me to develop my leadership and intercultural communication ability. Throughout my 7 years in Japan, I worked with 2 boards of education, taught at public and private schools ranging from elementary to high school levels, instructed promising young adults at Waseda University, and trained professionals at companies such as Amazon Japan, Toshiba, and Fujitsu in various business communication skills. I am currently studying Organizational Leadership and Development with a coaching concentration with the intent of becoming an International Coaching Federation certified coach. I possess TESOL/TEFL certification, and have 7 years of experience in teaching English and effective communication soft skills in public schools, universities, and businesses.

Adrian Dator

Manila

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Experienced English Teacher. TOEIC. JLPT / Japanese Language Proficiency Test - N4 Level. Into creative writing, philosophy and traveling.

Sean Lewis

Osaka

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Opened companies in Osaka in 1994, 2004, and 2018, and one in America in 1998. Wide breadth of experience in myriad industries: a) food and beverage, including raw material for food production by Japanese manufacturers and (separately) running a franchise restaurant / cafe chain that peaked at 72 locations; b) consumer electronics, specifically export from Japan of photo sticker machines to 120 US locations, a business which included hardware, software, maintenance, and support; c) radiation detection equipment for both consumer and specialized government cleanup workers in the Fukushima Dai-Ichi region; d) construction and green energy technologies, ranging from batteries to solar and wind to compressed air energy storage; e) intercultural training, specifically I have led many workshops in both Japanese and in English for Japanese managers working with Western counterparts, and for Westerners working with Japanese. Business-to-business, business-to-consumer, and business-to-government: if I don't have answers at my fingertips, my network will have them. Fluent in Japanese. In my down time, I enjoy gardening at my rural home in South Japan.

Niharika Sadul

India

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Great network required for job hunting. All etiquette and formal dress code instructor. Interview trainer and language coach.