Self-awareness is one of the best ways to improve or make progress — it’s a must for anyone interested in growing, personally and professionally. Hansei is a Japanese word meaning “self-reflection”, ...

Editor’s Note: Recently, Christine Powell, a special education teacher from Southern California, traveled to Japan to attend a three-day conference on Asian Education and International Development.

What if you were doing something that drove your Japanese colleagues crazy, but you didn’t realize it? Conducting seminars for Japanese businesspeople who work with people from other countries, I ...