Rochelle Kopp / Japan Intercultural Consulting

AMA Podcast (S-02, E-06) with Rochelle Kopp of Japan Intercultural Consulting YouTube video by Real Gaijin

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpEG...

AMA Podcast (S-02, E-06) with Rochelle Kopp, Founder and Managing Principal of Japan Intercultural Consulting Meet an expert on Japanese culture and business practices. We discussed Japanese communication style, organizational behavior, and decision-making in Japanese firms.

Substack: realgaijin.substack.com/p/ama-podcas...

My podcast interview w/ Mark Kennedy is now up! Catch it on Substack or Youtube (links below). We discussed Japanese communication style, organizational behavior, and decision-making in Japanese firms -- & how my boss at Yasuda Trust was the reason I never got invited to nomikai!

Tomorrow morning Japan time, this afternoon/evening U.S. time, catch me live on Mark Kennedy's Real Gaijin Ask Me Anything Podcast!
Mark has some great questions lined up so it should be a lot of fun.
realgaijin.substack.com/p/ama-podcas...

Working Effectively with Japanese - 1/29 half day in-person Tokyo seminar Learn how to communicate and collaborate more effectively with Japanese colleagues in this interactive Tokyo seminar with Rochelle Kopp.

www.eventbrite.com/e/1980534657...

This week!
Working Effectively with Japanese seminar in Tokyo.
Intensive half-day focused on communication and decision-making. Understand the cultural factors behind Japanese business behavior, and strategies for increasing your effectiveness!
Details and registration: link in the first comment. 👇

No, never heard of him. I don't spend a lot of time on YouTube.

I’m hosting my first in-person open seminar since the pandemic on Jan 29 in Tokyo! Join me to learn practical ways to work more effectively with Japanese colleagues. Half-day, focused interactive session. www.eventbrite.com/e/working-ef...

Communicating Effectively with Japanese — 2/25, online U.S. time
In this highly focused 2.5-hour session, we address the “triple whammy” of Japanese communication:
• Indirect communication
• Ambiguous messaging
• English as a non-native language
www.eventbrite.com/e/communicat...

Japan Intercultural Consulting: New Year Greetings and 2026 Updates -- Highlights from our global client work, growing team, and new services launching in 2026.　japanintercultural.com/about-us/new...

Happy new year everyone! Greetings from Tokyo. Steve (who is visiting Japan taking a break from caring for his mother in the U.S.) and I went to the Procession of the Foxes at Oji Shrine on New Year’s Eve, and got into the spirit. Wishing everyone a wonderful 2026.

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Japanese Business Culture Toolkit, Japanese Cultural Values, and courses in Japanese.
Browse the full course catalog here: elearning.japanintercultural.com/collect.../p...

This campaign needs you now Microsoft: Please keep the “Reuse Slides” feature in PowerPoint

And it's going to go away completely in January!
I started a petition to ask Microsoft to keep the Reuse Slides function. c.org/c2CkjM95Mt

This campaign needs you now Microsoft: Please keep the “Reuse Slides” feature in PowerPoint

I started a petition asking Microsoft to not retire Reuse Slides. c.org/c2CkjM95Mt

Microsoft has evidently gone back on such pronouncements previously when there was an outcry. So I am thinking, let’s make an outcry! I’m not going to give up my beloved Reuse Slides without a fight!
Please sign and share.
Thank you!

I’m a successful petition starter (I was voted Changemaker of the Year twice by Change.org Japan users for my petition to against cutting down 1000 trees to redevelop the Jingu Gaien area in Tokyo), so I decided to try on this one.
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What they say are alternatives don’t work as well. I am absolutely beside myself. I looked online in the Microsoft forums and saw that a lot of other people are upset too, especially trainers and consultants like us who have a lot of Powerpoint decks that we reuse and recombine.
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Today I sat down to work on some slides for my training session this week and when I went to use Reuse Slides I nearly fell off my chair when I saw that Microsoft is retiring this feature in January. Whaaaat?!!!
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NEW PETITION TO SAVE "REUSE SLIDES" FUNCTION IN POWERPOINT
PLEASE HELP BY SIGNING AND SHARING!
This is an absolute nightmare for consultants and trainers like me -- and maybe you too.
c.org/c2CkjM95Mt
Regards
Rochelle

Décoder le Japon - Lancement du livre Le premier guide interculturel qui décrypte le Japon de manière accessible

For French speakers, Japan Intercultural Consulting's Paris based consultant Liza Maronese is publishing France's first comprehensive cultural guide to Japan. Kickstarter open until December 12th. Details here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dec...

What happened to the English announcements on the Shinkansen? The former wonderful ones from a voice talent are gone, replaced by something that sounds like it might be AI, that pronounces Kyoto as Kee-Oh-To and mangles Shinkansen pretty horribly too. Truly grating on the ears.

Bought a yukata! First time to own one. Vintage from IG Yui-michael

Great seeing both of you, thanks for joining !

高市早苗氏、太陽光発電など「補助金制度を大掃除」　自民党総裁選演説会 - 日本経済新聞 高市早苗前経済安全保障相は22日、自民党本部で開いた総裁選の所見発表演説会で「補助金制度を大掃除して、本当に役に立つものに絞り込む」と述べた。太陽光発電などを例にあげた。「元々はよかれと思って作った制度でも、間違ったシグ

The list of Takaichi's policies that I don't agree with is long, but on the bright side she has promised to revise what she has (accurately) called the "warped" subsidy system that encourages the mega solar projects sprouting up all over the countryside. www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...

Are you a non-Japanese HR professional or people manager working in Japan?
Would you like to gain a globally recognized HR certification while also deepening your understanding of how HR works in Japan?
Bilingual GHR Certification Program, starting 10/2
www.ghrjapan.org/en/bilingual

Are you a non-Japanese HR professional or people manager working in Japan?
Would you like to gain a globally recognized HR certification while also deepening your understanding of how HR works in Japan?
Bilingual GHR Certification Program, starting 10/2
www.ghrjapan.org/en/bilingual

Tokyo Sightseeing When It’s Too Hot To Be Outside - Japan Intercultural Consulting Whether you’re a business traveler looking to fit in some sightseeing before or after your meetings, or a tourist who happened to schedule your visit to Tokyo during the summer,...

Question I've been getting from clients -- how to sight-see in Tokyo when it's too hot to be outside? Put together a few ideas, including some good museums!
japanintercultural.com/free-resourc...

New Branch in Canada for Japan Intercultural Consulting, staffed by Japan business veterans - Japan Intercultural Consulting Japan Intercultural Consulting is pleased to announce that we have opened a new branch in Canada, joining our locations in various cities in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Asia, and Latin...

Japan Intercultural Consulting has opened a new branch in Canada🍁
With veteran Japan-market experts based in Toronto and Vancouver, we’re ready to support Canadian firms doing business in Japan—and Japanese firms operating in Canada.
👉 Read more here: japanintercultural.com/about-us/new...

My firm is looking for a new Representative in Mexico. Please share this posting with anyone who you think might be a good fit. Needs to be trilingual (Japanese/Spanish/English) and have experience working at or with Japanese firms in Mexico. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

Thanks, I had seen a couple of others but not this one.