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Workplace · Greeting

N3

本日は遠路はるばるお越しいただきまして、誠にありがとうございます。よろしくお願いいたします。Thank you sincerely for traveling all this way today. We look forward to working with you. (Workplace · Greeting, Polite to Stranger, JLPT N3)

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本日は遠路はるばるお越しいただきまして、誠にありがとうございます。よろしくお願いいたします。

ほんじつはえんろはるばるおこしいただきまして、まことにありがとうございます。よろしくおねがいいたします。

Thank you sincerely for traveling all this way today. We look forward to working with you.

Romaji: Honjitsu wa enro harubaru okoshi itadakimashite, makoto ni arigatou gozaimasu. Yoroshiku onegai itashimasu. / Reply Romaji: Iie, kochira koso. Yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.

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いいえ、こちらこそ。よろしくお願いいたします。

いいえ、こちらこそ。よろしくおねがいいたします。

Not at all, my pleasure. Thank you in advance.

Gesture & etiquette

Stand at meeting room entrance to greet journalist. Bow 30 degrees on 「ありがとうございます」. Offer seat with palm open: 「どうぞこちらへ」. Exchange business cards with both hands—theirs received with two hands, placed visible on table during interview.

Press interview opener. 「遠路はるばる」 (over the long road) thanks journalist for traveling. Even if they came from same city, this idiomatic phrase signals warmth and respect. Always start with gratitude, then proceed to introductions. Have business cards ready, water/tea served.

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