The japanese guy probably thought your boss was a weeaboo

I'm Japanese but many people have never even worn a kimono more or less own one. Their kind of like the cowboy costume of Japan. I'm sorry but if I saw your boss wearing that at a business meeting I would find that very insulting. But since you guys had no idea that suck! FYL OP?

you always wear whatever is tradition for the country you're having the meeting in. that's pretty common knowledge I thought.

It's one thing to respect their culture, it's another to try to preform customs that you know nothing about.

I'm half-Japanese, and I can safely say that no one in Japan wears kimonos as casual or formal wear - we only wear kimonos for festivals and such. Your boss is a dick. That's like a Japanese person wearing a cowboy hat and boots, swinging a lasso around and yelling, "Yeee-haw!"

Marketing research goes a long way... Just sayin'

Of course he was in a suit and tie. That's what they wear even in Japan. AND I know the gesture was not lost on him. Don't worry.

That sucks, but on the bright side you have an awesome boss who knows how to have fun.

Is your boss Michael Scott?

I'm sorry but that is the worst idea I ever heard