In japan, what would be a common greeting?

Question:

i mean besides ohio or if it's in the morning konbanwa, if i see a person say 3 times in a day how should i greet him/her? what's something standard i could say? in canada we just say hello or yo; i mean if hypothetically i'm working with someone and i pass them in the hallway, but i've already said ohio what is a commonly used greeting?

Answer:

You don't need to say anything. You can just nod your head. It would be strange to say ohayo, konnichiwa, or konbanwa, if you've already said one of those earlier.

There are other things you can say depending on the situation. If someone's just got out of a meeting or something, you could say "otsukare sama" (there isn't really an exact English equivalent, but it's acknowledging that they've been working hard).

Some people tend to say "yoshi", which can mean just about anything, like someone's just been working hard, or is about to start something different.

I'd say let them lead the way. Just give a small nod, like you might do in Canada anyway. You can start picking up on different things that people say, if anything.