Japanese Cultural Training
Japanese cultural training is an umbrella term that covers everything from half-day etiquette briefings to multi-month executive coaching. The right format depends on who needs the training and what they need to do with it. Pick your route below; each links to the specific programme detail.
Which Japanese cultural training format fits?
Eight common starting points. Click through to the programme detail. If none of these fit, the discovery call narrows it down in 15 minutes.
You want broad Japanese cultural training for your whole team
Start with Japanese Cultural Awareness Training. Lighter introductory format suitable for cohorts of 5 to 20 across sales, customer success, product, and leadership.
Cultural Awareness TrainingYou want deep cross-cultural training programmes for European teams working with Japanese partners
Start with Cross-Cultural Training for Japan. Six programmes covering culture, negotiations, sales, team communication, executive coaching, and DEI.
Cross-Cultural TrainingYou prefer the continental-European term (intercultural training)
Same programmes under the term used in NL, DE, BE, FR, and Scandinavia. The discipline is identical.
Intercultural Training for JapanYou want narrow etiquette training before a specific trip or hosting event
Start with Japan Business Etiquette Training. Half-day virtual is the most common format; covers meeting conduct, meishi exchange, seating, written communication, hospitality.
Etiquette TrainingYour staff member is being posted to Japan
Start with Expatriate Training for Japan. 1:1 pre-departure plus first-year coaching cadence. Optional spouse orientation.
Expatriate TrainingYour team already works with Japanese colleagues and the friction is there
Start with Training for Working with Japanese Colleagues. Addresses the friction patterns that show up after the first six months: indirect refusal, slow decisions, silence in meetings.
Working with Japanese ColleaguesYou want a self-paced or online format rather than corporate training
Start with Japanese Culture Course Online. Self-paced Udemy course (4.4★, 13,000+ students) plus live virtual workshop and multi-session online programme options.
Online CourseYou are not sure which format fits and want to see them all
Browse the full Silkdrive Japanese business training catalogue. Eight programmes plus a three-tier decision helper based on the trigger that brought you here.
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