I researched the literature of two books.
Details of the literature of the two;
①フランス人の身ぶり辞典
1983年2月15日発行
編者：大木充 ジャン クロード・ロシニュ
発行：大阪外国語大学
②しぐさの英語表現辞典 新装版
2008年12月1日 新装版発行
編著者：小林祐子
発行者：関戸雅男
発行所: 株式会社研究社
Point index finger to indicate the location of the target. When they point with the palm, they often shows such directions. It may also take his hands around the chest when pointing them. Japanese often feel like touching their nose.
Japanese hides the mouth when they laugh. But the gesture means laugh up one’s sleeve in a foreign country. In japan, the gesture is neat and clean. But in foreign country, the gesture is very rude. I surprised I heard it.