Ak-shu, the shaking hands

Ak-shu [a k sh] means shaking hands.

As I said before, Japanese greet with bowing.We rarely touch other people’s body.

People from shaking-hands culture may be surprised at how weak and shy hands a Japanese has.
We Japanese are simply not accustomed to it.

Please greet us with bowing.

Well, as a theatre practitioner, I teach shaking hands (truly, they need to be taught!) to university students and global business people — many times with executives.
I also find that business executives from other Asian countries also love to know how to shake hands.

But do you know how to shake hands properly without awkwardness?  
Shaking hands is a part of acting techniques.
It’s that difficult!