What is a Handshake?

          A handshake is an act of shaking a person's hand with one's own, used as a greeting or to finalize an agreement. This act can vary around the world and its use can be used to greet someone, accept a gift, departing or even when exchanging business cards. 

Japan : 

Meet- Japanese people bow when meeting someone while saying Ohayo, Konnichiwa or Konbawa depending on the time of the day. Bows can can vary in different angles depending on the  importance of the person you are meeting. 


Depart- When departing or saying goodbye it is most common to bow in the same way as when greeting but saying  good bye バイバイ (ばいばい. 


Accept a gift-  In Japan its all about the outside. What Japanese people look at when receiving the gift is the outside. Appropriate wrapping  and decoration makes for a great gift. 


Share business cards- It is polite to carry around a card holder. Stuffing business cards into a pocket or a coat is considered extremely rude. Do not write on the cards. And do not damage the business card in front of the owner this is considered a direct insult. 



Australia : 

Meet - Australians often greet each other by saying "G'day" or "G'day, mate." Women will often greet others with a kiss on the cheek, while men will often shake hands with each other

Depart - Very similar to the greeting. Kisses or handshake only this time Australians tend to say Toodle-oo

Accept a gift- In Australia it is very common to give gifts at business meetings and conventions. These gifts come as Lunches or dinners with other businessmen and businesswoman. It is tradition for the one who invites to pay for the meal regardless of gender. To these meals one might bring a little gift to show appreciation. 

Share business cards - It is polite to respect the business and card that the business person has given you. Be prepared to have a lot of cards because in these business events it is common to trade at least 40 or 50 cards. 

Sources https://www.rocketlanguages.com/japanese/learn/japanese-greetings/http://www.fluentu.com/japanese/blog/how-to-say-goodbye-in-japanese/http://www.executiveplanet.com/australia-2/australia_gift_giving-2/