Fenomen haragei – japońska tradycja w komunikacji interpersonalnej oraz w biznesie [The phenomeon of haragei – A Japanese tradition of interpersonal and business communication]
Fenomen haragei – japońska tradycja w komunikacji interpersonalnej oraz w biznesie [The phenomeon of haragei – A Japanese tradition of interpersonal and business communication]

Author(s): Ewa Tomporek-Fukuoka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: haragei; nemawashi; Japanese culture;interpersonal communication;
Summary/Abstract: The Japanese term haragei (literally, “the art of the stomach” or “the art of the belly”) refers to a special sensitivity that allows people with similar experiences and cultural backgrounds to exchange thoughts and feelings and to achieve mutual understanding by relying on empathy and/or emphasis instead of resorting to verbal communication. The article attempts to present the uniqueness of the haragei-based Japanese way of communicating and to describe how in the Japanese high-context culture haragei is used in everyday life, in the sphere of politics and especially in the business world, where it functions as a method of assessing people and situations and as a way of avoiding potential confrontations and the resulting problems.

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