vol.10

Business in Japan~

"Japanese Business Culture & Manners"

1st March (Thu) 7:00pm, WorkCentral @ Dhoby Ghaut

Connecting Japan & ASEAN for casual & stimulating exchange of ideas in business.

A truly cross-border business networking event, first of its kind in Singapore.

If you think business card is just

a piece of paper with your name,

contact, and company logo on it,

THINK AGAIN.

Japanese Business Culture & Manner 101

About the Speaker

Mr. Tong Cheuk Fung

Founder, WASABI Creation Pte Ltd

Business Consultant bridging businesses across Japan, Singapore, and the rest of Asia

Tong is the founder of WASABI Creation, a consulting company bridging businesses across Japan, Singapore, and other parts of Asia. He has supported Japanese companies in their businesses in Singapore, as well as helping Singapore companies in market entry to Japan.

Tong started learning Japanese at 13 as a third language. At 15, during his first trip to Japan for homestay at Shizuoka, Hamamatsu, it opened his world to Japan, and the rest is history. He obtained JLPT N1 at 18, won the top prize for both "O" Level Japanese, and "AO" Level Japanese, as well as First Prize in Japanese Speech Contest Open Category when he was serving military service.

After graduation from National University of Singapore with a Chemical Engineering degree, Tong started his new life in Kyoto, Japan where he worked as a marketing engineer in a biodiesel manufacturing company. 2 years later, he joined a project management company in Osaka, where he helped in the launch of Knowledge Capital in Grand Front Osaka in Spring 2013.

In 2014, after spending 5 years in Japan, Tong returned to Singapore to set up WASABI Creation, for “creating awesome projects between Japan, Singapore, and the rest of Asia”. Tong’s goal is to make WASABI Creation the catalyst for creating business opportunities, developing close relationships, and explore possibilities between businesses in Asia. WASABI Creation’s mission is to spice up Asia with a sprinkle of Japan’s wonders, just like the overwhelming taste and burning sensation of the green Wasasbi. More about Tong

Event detail

Date: 1st March (Thu) Evening: 1900~2130

(opening 1830)

Venue: WorkCentral, Brew House

Singapore Shopping Centre

190 Clemenceau Avenue

#06-03 Singapore 239924

Capacity: 50 people max

Fee: $50 (bring a friend $40),

Refreshment, drinks, beer,

wine included

Language: English

Dress code: Smart casual

Registration: HERE

Programme

1830~1915 Registration, Refreshment & Networking

1915~1945 Introduction & short presentation by speakers

1945~2000 Panel discussion by speakers and special guests

2000~2015 Questions & discussion from the participants

2015~2030 Quiz & Prizes

2030~2130 More drinks & Networking

2130 The End

About "Japanese Business Culture & Manner"

Tong will be sharing from his own personal experience overs the years while he has been working in Japan, and doing business with Japanese companies. As he grew up and went through the education system in Singapore, knowing the language didn't seem to have prepared him enough to work in Japan as a fresh graduate. Tong will be speaking from the episodes he had all these years, and cover some of the basics about "Japanese Business Culture & Manner".

Topics:

Japanese business culture 101, how are the Japanese thinking?
Exchanging business cards
Visiting & hosting a Japanese company
Useful Japanese expressions for business

Future topics:

Interpretation of Japanese body languages
Gift, dining, drinking, and entertaining
Decision making in Japanese companies
Setting up company in Japan

About WASABI Insight

WASABI Insight is a regular social networking event for bridging Singapore & Japan in terms of Business, Culture, & Talents, in order to enhance interaction & exchange of ideas between Singaporeans, Japanese, as well as other expatriate professionals.

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Registration

Kindly pre-register for advance tickets for WASABI Insight

by 22nd Feb 2018 by clicking on"GET TICKET" on the right.

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About the Venue: WorkCentral

Every innovative idea should be given its shot; every creative entrepreneur should have his or her moment. We understand creating something from scratch is tough. Hence, here at Workcentral, we build a vibrant, purpose-driven community that works, learns, shares and grows together in a coworking space at Dhoby Ghaut, removing barriers that creators face in bringing their creative projects to life by connecting members to a selection of service provides such as awesome digital marketers & Brand Specialists, Business Owners or Angel Investors, empowering individual projects to reach its full potential.

Besides creating a vibrant and conducive coworking environment, we have specially created dedicated event spaces catering to mid to large-scale trainings, workshops and teambuilding. For more informaion, please visit or email to: