When information is shared with you in Japan, you acquire obligation to protect it. Information shared in confidence should not be passed further. Information about others—their situations, problems, private matters—should not be shared without permission. Betraying shared information damages trust and relationship.
Receiving information makes you responsible for its appropriate handling. When you receive information in Japanese contexts, treat it as trust given. Do not pass it further without permission. Your handling of shared information affects whether you will receive information in the future.
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