according to cross cultural analysts, Japanese people often communicate with each other without using words, heart-to-heart. The Japanese call this “ishin denshin”. It is more subtle, more indirect. not embarrassing people is important. This is quite different from Americans. We love “straight talk”. If you look at Japanese people in the metro or in cafes, they do not seem communicate at all, unless there is a process of long range telepathy. Most are wired up to a Walkman and to listen to music. Married couples do not see much of each other. Against that young Japanese, especially girls, are forever chattering away.A recent BBC survey of more than 27,000 across 26 countries provides some interesting insights into how the Japanese communicate. In short, Japan is the nation which is the most hooked to the Internet. 84 percent of the people say that they could not cope without the internet, and 94 percent agree it gives them more freedom. But a relatively low proportion (20 percent) of Japanese consider communicating with people the most valued aspect of the Internet. Almost all Japanese people agree that the Internet is good for learning. it's the most valued aspect in finding information of all sorts. Only a low proportion believe that they can express their opinions safely online, (34 percent) Japan has the world's highest number of anonymous bloggers. Japan is still a very controlled society. Similar trends were observed for China, Korea, and Thailand.