ご報告があります。少々お時間をいただけますか。 — I have something to report. Could you spare a moment? (Workplace · Reporting, Formal to Superior, JLPT N3)

Gesture & etiquette

Wait until the superior appears between tasks or looks up. Approach quietly and stand at a respectful distance (about 1 meter). When they acknowledge you, bow slightly and begin the report concisely.

This opens the '報連相' (Hō-Ren-Sō: Report, Contact, Consult) cycle — the cornerstone of Japanese workplace communication. Always proactively report issues to superiors rather than waiting to be asked; silence is seen as concealment.