1 The japanese do not articulare their views explicitly.
2. They are not very accommodating, especially, under the pressure by the counterpart's unchangeable plans and heavy-handed tactics They need a great deal of time and decision maidng
3 Pre negotiation process is given importance- Nemawashi(testing the water or information contact. The positions ofboth sides are taken into account.
4 Calling for support on the principle of unequal relationship implicitly- an inferior partners expectauon of benevolence from the superior, imposing an onerous lifelong responsibility for the latter s. The negotiation and decision processes are slow