People all know what the problem is, but have not found ways to deal with it.

I have never had a Japanese person bow to me, they stick their hand out and shake my hand.

The sort of people you meet in a Japanese company will be the best English speakers with a couple of degrees and possibly a greater knowledge of the English language than yourself.

There is a difference between cultures – of course there is – but it is much less obvious with younger generations and much less important when people are bilingual or educated.The ‘them and us’ stuff...