Working Effectively with Japanese Colleagues

6 videos of around 10 minutes each - suitable for those with who already have some experience of working in a Japanese company and would like to deepen their understanding.

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This course is suitable for those who already have some experience of working in a Japanese company and have frequent contact with Japanese colleagues and want to deepen their understanding and effectiveness of their communication and collaboration.

It contains 6 videos of around 10 minutes each, covering the following topics -

  1. Japanese Etiquette
  2. Japanese Communication Style
  3. Japanese Work Style and Processes
  4. Japanese Decision-Making Style
  5. Building relations with Japanese Colleagues & Customers - meetings, reports and presentations
    What our customers say:

    "Your online courses should be a must for every foreigner coming to Japan. Online, so very easy to access during free time. They are really well constructed with theory and real life experiences, covering all major topics non-Japanese face in working with Japanese people"

    "These modules should be mandatory for all the international companies to make the communication more smooth, more understandable and tolerant." (Spanish employee of a Japanese electronics company in the UK)


Your Instructor


Pernille Rudlin
Pernille Rudlin

Pernille Rudlin was brought up partly in Japan and partly in the UK. She is fluent in spoken and written Japanese, and lived in Japan for 9 years.

She has worked for two of Japan's largest multinationals in a variety of roles from sales to marketing to HR to corporate planning.

Pernille Rudlin holds a B.A.(Hons) from Oxford University in Modern History and Economics and an M.B.A. from INSEAD and she is the author of several books and articles on cross cultural communications and business.

Since starting Japan Intercultural Consulting’s operations in Europe in 2004, Pernille has conducted seminars for Japanese and European companies in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, UAE, the UK and the USA, on Japanese cultural topics, post merger integration and on working with different European cultures.

She is a non-executive director of Japan House London, a Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs initiative and a trustee of the Japan Society of the UK.


Course Curriculum


  Japanese etiquette
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  Workstyle and processes
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  Decision making
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  Presentations, reports, meetings and relationship building
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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