When a rice plant is ready to be harvested, the top of the plant pulls its head down, low to the ground. For Japanese people, these points are considered common sense, but for many Americans, they are somewhat strange or unusual. I. Meeting others 1. For business, always make an appointment by telephone before you visit a company to talk with someone. The Japanese usually arrive a few minutes early, so you should do it, too.
Japanese people bow everywhere.
For example, in a department store, the elevator girl greets the customers with a bow. She even bows to little children and babies. Domo arigato gozaimashita. When I was 5 years old, I was walking on the street and not watching straight ahead for a minute, and I bumped into an unknown object. Then I looked up and saw a wooden pole laughing at me.