5. Tell her she looks younger than her age: “Are you sure we’re the same age? I can’t believe it!”
It’s a cliché, but telling a Japanese woman that she looks young is a way to make a good impression. “It’s a hundred times better to be told that I look young than I look old,” stressed a woman in her 20s. To make your compliment even more effective, point out the gap between her youthful appearance and mature personality.