Corporate Training
Bringing ICPA to Your InstitutionAn institution’s standing
resides in the bearing of its people
The standing of an institution recognised on the world stage is not determined by strategy, nor by scale. It is determined by the conduct, language, and cultural intelligence of every individual who represents it.
ICPA’s corporate training is designed to elevate this very bearing of an institution’s people, in a coherent and systematic manner — for governments, embassies, corporations, and beyond. Our methodology is grounded in proven engagements with the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, foreign embassies in Tokyo, Netflix, and enterprises rooted in the Toyota founding family.
This is not a manners course. It is the intellectual and reproducible discipline through which every member of an institution is prepared to stand at the forefront of international engagement — representing your organisation with the dignity it deserves.
Under the patronage of
a distinguished statesman
Formerly Ambassador to Japan
“ICPA’s work in international protocol education constitutes a meaningful contribution to the understanding and mutual respect that underlie relations between nations.”
Available Programmes
— Tailored to Your Institution
ICPA offers bespoke training programmes calibrated to the purpose, scale, and sector of each institution. The following are the principal areas in which we have delivered acclaimed results across diverse organisations.
From single-day executive etiquette seminars to multi-day intensives, to year-round development programmes — every offering is shaped to your institution’s needs. Hierarchical training (entry-level through executive), departmental training, and sector-specific programmes are equally available.
A programme befitting your institution,
designed in conversation with you.
Principal Programme Areas
— Four Areas of Specialisation
The four principal areas of corporate training offered by ICPA. All programmes are tailored to the purpose, scale, and sector of your institution.
Training in diplomatic protocol, international social etiquette, and global business etiquette. For those engaged in international relations, cross-border transactions, and the reception of state guests.
Imperial Japanese protocol, Japanese business etiquette, and the philosophy of omotenashi. For those who represent Japanese institutions internationally, or engage with Japan in depth.
Executive etiquette and refined bearing for senior management. Conduct, impression, and communication befitting those who represent the institution at the highest level.
Cultural intelligence in multinational environments. Practical training for those preparing for international assignments, foreign-facing departments, and global teams.
In addition, tiered training (entry-level through senior executive), departmental training (international relations, sales, executive assistance, general affairs), and sector-specific training (medical, legal, diplomatic, media) are also available. Specifics are designed in consultation.
Distinguished Engagements
— A Record of Trust
ICPA’s corporate engagements have been entrusted by the most demanding institutions in the world — governments, military commands, global enterprises, and major media. The following are among the principal engagements undertaken to date.
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command
Protocol Officer Training
Travelling from the United States
Protocol officers travel from the United States to Japan to obtain ICPA’s Japanese Diplomatic Protocol Specialist Qualification. ICPA instruction is then delivered on US soil — a recognition of Japanese protocol authority at the international level.
Foreign Embassies in Tokyo
Diplomatic Officer Training
Training & Advisory Services
Training and advisory services for diplomats and their families at foreign embassies in Tokyo. Specialised instruction in Japanese protocol, international ceremony, and intercultural communication.
Netflix Film ’10DANCE’
British Etiquette Supervision
Featuring Keita Machida and others
British protocol coaching for principal cast members including actor Keita Machida. Systematic training in deportment and refined bearing, elevating the calibre of the production in a manner unmistakable to any viewer.
Toyota Trike Co., Ltd.
Executive Training
Toyota Founding Family
Specialised executive training for senior leaders rooted in the Toyota founding family. Comprehensive instruction in international protocol for distinguished ventures, delivered with the highest standard of personalised attention.
Asia Development Capital
Executive Training
For Engagement with Heads of State
Training in international etiquette and protocol for executives engaging with heads of state — including the Prime Minister of Malaysia and members of the Thai Royal Family. Recognised as “the only place where the authentic bearing required upon the world’s highest stages can be acquired together with such intellectual rigour.”
Japanese Manner Training
for U.S. Forces Japan
Cultural & Protocol Education
Comprehensive cultural and protocol education for American military personnel stationed in Japan — a testament to the trust placed in ICPA on the front line of US-Japan relations.
European Etiquette
Consultants Partnership
Teaching Japanese Manners in Europe
Esteemed etiquette consultants from the United Kingdom, Austria, Spain, the Czech Republic and beyond obtain ICPA’s Japanese Manner & Protocol Specialist Qualification, and deploy ICPA methodology across European cities.
Medical, Legal &
Specialist Professionals
Across Disciplines
Training for medical institutions, law practices, and specialist professionals across disciplines. International refinement and influence, added to the authority of their own field.
In addition, ICPA has delivered specialist training to institutions across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia. Under our duty of confidentiality, further details may be conveyed upon enquiry where appropriate.
Engagement Process
— Five Stages of Partnership
ICPA’s corporate engagements begin with a careful design of the curriculum best suited to your institution. Rather than off-the-shelf packages, we offer bespoke programmes built upon each institution’s purpose, culture, and challenges.
Voices from Our Clients
— Reflections from Institutional Engagements
Selected reflections from the leaders of institutions that have engaged ICPA for corporate training.
In engagements with heads of state — including the Prime Minister of Malaysia and members of the Thai Royal Family — I came to realise, “This is what I ought to have studied.” Hakuba-sensei’s instruction is more rigorous than I had imagined, and at the same time warm. There is, quite simply, no other place where the authentic bearing required upon the world’s highest stages can be acquired together with such intellectual rigour. ICPA stands alone.
President · Asia Development Capital
I have studied protocol under other instructors, but the experience here is altogether different. Hakuba-sensei’s teaching — in business, in diplomacy, in the very bearing of conduct itself — is at another level entirely. Introduced for executive training of our new venture, the results have been demonstrable. I shall most certainly continue to study with her.
Representative Director · Toyota Trike Co., Ltd.
As training for diplomatic professionals across nations, the depth and rigour of this curriculum is unmatched. The integration of authentic Japanese cultural foundation with international standards is exquisitely executed, and the participating staff have offered the highest evaluations of both the substance of the training and the calibre of the Principal’s perspective. Essential for those engaged in diplomatic work.
For Institutions
— Dedicated Enquiry Form
To enquire about corporate training, please complete the form below. After we receive your institution’s circumstances, intended themes, scale, and preferred timing, we shall respond with a tailored proposal.
All consultations are managed under strict confidentiality.
Let us refine the bearing
of your institution together
Begin a conversation about your institution
The U.S. Air Force, foreign embassies in Tokyo, enterprises rooted in the Toyota founding family, Netflix, international executives engaging with heads of state — the education entrusted by the world’s most distinguished institutions, brought to every member of yours.