{"id":27470,"date":"2020-08-11T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/?p=27470"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:15:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T06:15:41","slug":"free-online-business-japanese-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/blog\/free-online-business-japanese-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Free online business Japanese course with Go! Go! Nihon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UPDATE: Together with the Intercultural Institute of Japan, we are now offering a paid comprehensive business Japanese course. Find more information and sign up here<\/a>.
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If your goal is to live and work in Japan, then learning business Japanese should be one of your top priorities. It\u2019s on a whole other level to everyday Japanese in terms of formality and etiquette and it is crucial to know if you want to adapt quickly into Japanese working life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To give you a taste of what business Japanese is like, Go! Go! Nihon, together with the Intercultural Institute of Japan, is offering a free one-week online business Japanese<\/b> language course. This course is designed for those who are already around JLPT<\/a> N3 level and have an interest in working in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The benefits of this course extend beyond simply learning the language \u2014 it will help you better understand Japanese business culture and unspoken rules around etiquette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to find out more about what you can learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Business self-introductions<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The jikoshoukai<\/i> \u81ea\u5df1\u7d39\u4ecb, or self-introduction<\/a>, is a fundamental part of Japanese and one of the first things you learn as a beginner Japanese language student. The social rules and formality of a great self-introduction in Japanese are especially important in a work setting. You want to make a good first impression on your new colleagues!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An example of how your everyday self-introduction might differ from your business one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hello, my name is Anna<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyday Japanese:
\u521d\u3081\u307e\u3057\u3066,  \u30a2\u30f3\u30ca\u3067\u3059\u3002
Hajimemashite, Anna desu.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Japanese:
\u521d\u3081\u307e\u3057\u3066, \u30a2\u30f3\u30ca\u3068\u7533\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002
Hajimemashite, Anna to m\u014dshimasu. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will learn how to make a great self-introduction at work through a mix of helpful video examples, text, and interactive elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Handling business phone calls<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Being able to speak Japanese on the phone is a major achievement for most Japanese language learners. Mastering it in a work context is key, especially when it comes to building relationships with your clients and\/or customers. The other person on the phone won\u2019t be able to see you or read your body language, so you need to show your professionalism through your spoken Japanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An example of how answering the phone at work differs from a non-work setting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyday Japanese:
Hello
<\/b>\u3082\u3057\u3082\u3057
Moshi moshi<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Japanese:
This is (company name).
<\/b>\u306f\u3044,\uff08\u4f1a\u793e\u306e\u540d\u524d\uff09\u3067\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002
Hai, (kaisha no namae) degozaimasu.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our business Japanese course will show you common mistakes when it comes to phone calls and teach you the right ways to handle business phone calls in different scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking after visitors to the office<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How you treat visitors who visit your company\u2019s office is a huge testament to your understanding of business Japanese and etiquette. It\u2019s also a reflection of how professional and hospitable your company is to its guests, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you are asking your guest to please wait, you wouldn\u2019t say:
\u5f85\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044
Matte kudasai<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But rather:
\u304a\u5f85\u3061\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044
Omachi kudasai<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with the other sections, you will learn how to handle visitors to your office, common mistakes, and useful expressions through video, text, and interactive elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other benefits of this course<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Students of our free business Japanese course will have plenty of chances to practice new expressions through repetition exercises and homework. The course is designed and taught by professional Japanese language teachers<\/strong> from the Intercultural Institute of Japan, a school based in Tokyo that started offering Japanese lessons to foreigners in 1977.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And just because it\u2019s online doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ll be alone in your Japanese-learning experience. You will have access to an online student community<\/strong> once you sign up, so you can interact with other students and teachers, as well as ask questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spaces are limited, so don\u2019t hesitate to get your spot! Visit our website<\/a> for more information and to sign up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UPDATE: Together with the Intercultural Institute of Japan, we are now offering a paid comprehensive business Japanese course. Find more information and sign up here. If your goal is to live and work in Japan, then learning business Japanese should be one of your top priorities. It\u2019s on a whole other level to everyday Japanese […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":27498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[404],"tags":[698,675],"class_list":["post-27470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learn-japanese","tag-japanese-lessons","tag-online-learning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}