VISITING CARDS

MANNERS Greeting Business with Japan

Visiting cards (meishi) are exchanged frequently in business situations. Basic information given on a visiting card are usually the name and office address of the person, as well as the company's name and logo and, importantly, the person's position within the company. Many people use cards that are printed on both sides: one side in Japanese characters and the other in Roman letters. Example of a visiting card When visiting cards are exchanged, one should pay attention to the following points: A visiting card should be given and received with both hands. It should be handed to the other person in a way that he or she will be able to read the card without turning it around. The received card should be "treated with respect", i.e. after a short inspection it should be put into a special wallet whose only purpose is the storage of visiting cards (also always a few of your own cards). During a meeting in which you are not able to memorize the names of all the persons present, you may place the visiting cards may in front of you corresponding to the seeting arrangement. Very common among bussiness people is to collect all the visiting cards in a special album for reference in the future.

VISITING CARDS The Pacific Rim Business Card Center (NOHwhere) Discusses importance of business cards in the Pacific Rim countries. Meishi - Name Cards (Hiro's Home Page) General information. What's in a name ? General information. Cultural Notes (Kiyoshi Watanabe HOME) Information about Japanese names and business cards. No links yet.