Japan Consulting Office (JCO) specializes in improving efficiency in the workplace and communications between Japanese and non-Japanese colleagues. We do this through a range of public courses and in-house training programs addressing culture, leadership and management and other specialized programs such as post-merger and acquisition integration. We support you globally via our offices in Europe, Asia and the United States.
Since 2006, our work has been recognized by our many clients, from large multinationals to SMEs. Our practical and interactive training approach has earned us supplier awards, including the “highest appreciated training institute.”
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OUR APPROACH
We have a unique approach that combines industry experience with cultural experience :
UPCOMING PUBLIC COURSES
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Are you interested in receiving a specific training program for your company? Or do you prefer to enhance your learning about Japanese business culture online? Choose the best solution for you with Japan Consulting Office!
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The 5 secrets for an effective brainstorming session with Japanese. Have you ever tried to brainstorm with Japanese colleagues? If you did, you might have been disappointed by the lack of participation of your colleagues. You might have though “I can’t believe they are top class engineers and they don’t even have any ideas.” When…
Let´s start with a short question on the use of emoji. Like many things that surround us, emoji originated in Japan and can be translated as 絵, e = “picture” plus 文字, moji = “letter”. They were developed for mobile messaging at the end of the 1990ies. (here is a comparison of how they looked…
In our blog, we answer some of the questions we regularly receive during our seminars. “I had a teleconference with my Japanese colleagues in Japan. We suggested a planning for the project and they all agreed on it. However, soon after, they started questioning everything and were not doing what we had agreed they would…
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TESTIMONIALS
“It was a real eye-opener for us to see what the Europeans are expecting from their managers. The tips we received enabled us to put into practice immediately what we learned.”
Toshiba Tec, N. Takao, President & CEO
“This training was very helpful, especially due to the fact that JCO has a lot of experience working together with Japanese people. We could involve not only things related to leadership, like conflict solving, but we could also include some intercultural aspects, which we found very useful.”
T. Weiler, Mitsui Chemicals, HR Manager
“Very well done. It is my 2nd expatriation abroad and the explanation and tips I received will help me better manage and motivate my American colleagues.”
Japanese participant, Japanese bank
