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Business Gifts when travelling to Japan?

I am travelling to Japan for business this month. This trip is to coordinate a conference of medical doctors that will be held April of next year, and I will be meeting with many of the people I will be working with over the next 10 months to get this conference off the ground. I have never been to Japan before, but I know that there is a lot of ritual associated with business gifts — what should I bring? Normally when I give business gifts, I try to give something relevant to the person’s character, or something that is particular to my geography (San Francisco). For example, I know the person I’ve had the most contact with likes baseball, so I got them a Daisuke Boston Red Sox shirt. But there are many more important people I will be meeting with that I have no idea about their background or interests.

You are on a right track. For business in Japan, a gift can be a very good tool if this is your fist time here because it can make them pay attention to you. In that sense, it must not be local everyday tourist souvenirs. Pick up something intelligent for VIPs. If your company in US has some leather goods like desktop diary with company logo on it, it will be nice. For less than VIPs, Daisuke’s shirt might be good if you are a fun of him then you can start a conversation with Japanese staff with Daisuke on topic, but I don’t recommend this. They may name you “that baseball kid” or “Daisuke junior”. You must impress them with your job not Red Sox.

Here is some ideas:
Pins/cuff links, PC accessories like mouse, pens(not cheap plastic ones), all with your company logo or US/Calif/Frisco flag design on it .

When I visit US for business, for a gift I bring some of the products my company is selling. It works well.

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Xezo 925 Sterling Silver & Austrain Crystal Ball Point Pen $106.99 Produced of Swiss 925 sterling silverHand-engraved with Guilloche pattern and adorned with clear Austrian crystalsLimited edition of 500 pieces

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Raffaele Iannello Five Finger Fillet Black Pen Holder Set $31.14 This whimsical pen set with its unique holder is designed by noted Italian designer Raffaele Iannello and manufactured by CSB Commodities, Inc.

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