COMMUNICATION IN JAPANESE CULTURE

Communication in Japanese Culture

Communication in Japanese Culture

Introduction

In other societies, particularly Western media in general, must be expressed in precise words to be fully understood. For Westerners, therefore, the Japanese sometimes seem to have telepathic powers because so often communication between them is obtained without the use of words. This is because the many formalities, conventions and standards developed in a society that gives priority to harmonious relations that is easy to understand what happens in the mind of another person. New generations of Japanese who have become more individualistic, are losing the Ishin-Denshin power. (Cwiertka, 2007)

Communication in Japanese culture

Today, however, especially after the environmental pollution and corporate scandals became public, some organizations recognize the need to build and maintain strong relationships with the company through good communication. This means that not only defensive but also proactively, knowing full well that the prosperity of business in the future can not be expected without good communication. The social structure in Japan is best described by the "vertical society" (Tate Shakai in Japanese) theory developed in 1967 by a well-known cultural anthropologist, Chie Nakane Professor. "Vertical" or Tate means, for example, relations between parents and children in a family or between the leader and follower in a group. This type of human relationship and orderly, in many cases it is regarded as intrinsic and can not be disputed. (Martin, 2009) probably influenced by the order of elders in Confucianism, which is supported and strengthened by a kind of "give and take of behavior. The superior is responsible for his subordinates, who pay the obligation. Tate's relationship is reflected not only in private or public organizations, but also in the political, religious and academic circles.

Japanese companies, for example, in many cases pay for housing, leisure travel or parties and sports events for ...