A Guide To Doing Business In Japan

An enclyclopedic view of doing business with Japan. Contains the how-to, where-to and who-with information needed to operate internationally.

This book covers the main practical elements of doing business with the Japanese. It gives the reader sufficient background to understand and associate with the Japan of the 1980s as well as support him with the know-how for searching out and grasping the rich opportunities that lie ahead.

This guide provides insight into crucial aspects of doing business in Japan and advice on how foreign businesspersons can succeed in a very difficult market. It follows the process from the initial contacts, to a first visit, to the creation of a fully-fledged operation in Japan. Stress is placed on how to break into the distribution system, set up a local company, recruit and select Japanese personnel and co-operate or compete with Japanese companies. There are also tips on how to avoid common traps and pitfalls for the unwary foreigner. By the author of Japan: The Coming Economic Crisis, Politics: The Japanese Way and Japan as - Anything But - Number One.

This Japanese business guide contains insider's tips that will make dealings with the Japanese both manageable and successful. For Westerners dealing with Japanese, simple differences in business practices can be troublesome obstacles to successful negotiation. They need not be according to sociologist Jon P. Alston. In this informed and straightforward presentation, Alston describes common Japanese rules for social interaction, and shows how foreigners who understand them can put this knowledge to profitable use. In such chapters as: Establishing a Personal Relationship Closing the Deal Maintaining Contact Alston explains Japanese expectations and the importance placed on preperation, form, and follow–up. For those planning their first interculturual deal as well as for experienced negociations, The Intelligent Businessman's Guide to Japan is an invaluable aid for acquiring the extra edge that leads to business success.

Japan: Doing Business and Investing in ... Guide Volume 1 Strategic, Practical Information, Regulations, Contacts

The Japanese negotiation style : characteristics of a distinct approach.