Pouring for Others

At a Japanese company dinner, drinks are poured by others, a custom called oshaku. A business guide in Mynavi News explains that the person of lower standing generally pours for the person of higher standing. The pouring goes around in order, beginning with the guest of honor and the most senior seats.

A personal finance site notes that there was a culture in which tejaku, letting a superior pour his own drink, was considered rude.

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