JAPAN
exchanging business cards

(Photo by Jun Sakahira/Stripes Japan)

In Japan, “meishi,” or business cards, are an ever-important tool for Japanese salarymen. Like in the U.S., the cards are traded during business engagements and more. But, unlike in the U.S., there is proper etiquette when it comes to exchanging what is often considered your “face” in Japan.

Takahiro Takiguchi is a writer based in Yokosuka, Japan. Takiguchi covers travel, food and culture stories for Stars and Stripes Japan. Follow along as Takiguchi takes readers to less crowded destinations around the mainland, you might also catch him out and about recording Speakin’ Japanese lesson videos for Instagram.

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