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About Donald Nordeng
Expertise
I am most familiar with exporting food/retail products to Japan, general business protocol, business strategy, distribution and general How to do business in Japan. I can also answer questions about visiting Japan for travel, hitch hiking, places to see in Tokyo, Kananagawa.

Experience

Past/Present clients
Asahi Evening News
Northland Organic Foods Co.
Taneyama ga Hara Co., Ltd.
Iwate Mining Co. Ltd.
Chuo Mining Co. Ltd.
Quality Assurance International, Inc.
Environmental Products International

Ecocert-QAI Japan Ltd. - President - current JapanExperts - Director - current

You are here: Experts > Food/Drink > Japanese Cuisine > Japan > working lifestyle

Topic: Japan

Expert: Donald Nordeng
Date: 3/21/2008
Subject: working lifestyle

Question
Why don't Japaneses take long holidays?Are they just live to do a work?are they really workaholics?

Answer
Hi Tibet,

Japanese people are not workaholics, they have a very high work ethic and tend to follow the group.

They actually have over 20 national holidays which most companies honor. It is usually the foreign companies which work on these days.

They generally only take 7 to 9 days off work so they don't inconvenience their coworkers.

Most overtime is just caused by poor management. In Japan and elsewhere.

Good luck,

Donald Nordeng
www.japanexperts.com

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