Formal to Superior
Workplace · Greeting
本日よりお世話になります。何卒よろしくお願いいたします。 — I will be in your care from today onward. I sincerely look forward to working with everyone. (Workplace · Greeting, Formal to Superior, JLPT N4)
You
本日よりお世話になります。何卒よろしくお願いいたします。
ほんじつよりおせわになります。なにとぞよろしくおねがいいたします。
I will be in your care from today onward. I sincerely look forward to working with everyone.
Romaji: Honjitsu yori osewa ni narimasu. Nanitozo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu. / Reply Romaji: Kochira koso, yoroshiku onegaishimasu. Yōkoso.
Reply
こちらこそ、よろしくお願いします。ようこそ。
こちらこそ、よろしくおねがいします。ようこそ。
Likewise. Welcome aboard.
Gesture & etiquette
Bow at 45 degrees at the start and end; project your voice so the whole room can hear; smile naturally — first impressions in Japanese workplaces are long-lasting and this moment matters far more than many foreigners realize.
This is the gold-standard first-day greeting combining 'お世話になります' (I will be in your care) with the ultra-polite '何卒よろしくお願いいたします.' Bow at 45 degrees with it. Keep the speech under 1 minute — brevity signals social awareness. After bowing out, approach seniors individually to introduce yourself more personally.