Jouke van der Woude | 小関•ヤオカ

“What do you consider to be the ‘typical’ Japanese characteristics that you use to solve problems?”

Please share your answer to Jouke’s question in the comment area below.

Fumi says:
March 13, 2018 at 06:29
Apologizing, when you did a mistake or even you are not responsible for this issue. This is not a solution, but it can defuse the situation.
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Ken says:
October 9, 2016 at 01:10
Sometimes Japanese deal in indirect way to solve a difficult problems. It can succeed sometimes, and fail other times too. More direct western approach isn’t always successful either.
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- Emi Arimoto says:
  October 26, 2017 at 13:51
  Oh yes! As you said, I am one of those. For example, I tend to solve the problem in an “indirect way” so I would not be involved in a fight or some trouble. Japanese even have the terms “tatemae and honne” that describe how they deal with problems.
  On the other hand, I think that another Japanese feature that I have is being a detail-oriented person. I am not saying that non-Japanese people aren’t like that, it is just that I think that that feature characterizes Japanese people (generally speaking)
  These characteristics may be stereotypes, but I think that these define the majority of the Japanese population.
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