{"id":7929,"date":"2020-06-10T03:56:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T03:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/?p=7929"},"modified":"2020-06-10T03:56:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T03:56:49","slug":"doing-business-in-japan-kalzumeus-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/10\/doing-business-in-japan-kalzumeus-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Doing Business In Japan | Kalzumeus Software"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Doing Business In Japan<\/h1>\n
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\n(For readers for whom Japanese is easier than English \/ \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u304c\u8aad\u307f\u3084\u3059\u3044\u65b9<\/strong>\uff1a\u4e0a\u6749\u5468\u4f5c\u3055\u3093\u304c\u672c\u6295\u7a3f\u3092\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u306b\u7ffb\u8a33\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30d3\u30b8\u30cd\u30b9\u30fb\u30a4\u30f3\u30fb\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30f3<\/a>\u3092\u3054\u53c2\u7167\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002)
\nI\u2019ve been in Japan for ten years now and often get asked about how business works here, sometimes by folks in the industry wondering about the Japanese startup culture, sometimes by folks wishing to sell their software in Japan, and sometimes by folks who are just curious. Keith and I have\u00a0discussed this<\/a>\u00a0on the podcast before, but I thought I\u2019d write a bit about my take on it.
\nDisclaimer<\/strong>: Some of this is going to be colored by my own experiences.
\nThe brief version: white male American (which occasionally matters \u2014 see below), came to Japan right out of college in 2004. I have spent my entire professional life here. I\u2019ve worked in two traditionally-managed Japanese organizations (one governmental body and one megacorp), run my own business full-time since 2010, and have modest professional experience with Japanese startups (both run by Japanese folks and by foreigners).
\nI\u2019m fluent in Japanese to all practical purposes.
\nDisclaimer the second<\/strong>: I\u2019m going to attempt to avoid essentializing Japan too much, as (like the US) it is a big country with a broad range of human experience in it. Essentialization is a persistent problem with most writing about foreign cultures. The best antidote for it ever with regards to Japan is an out-of-print book\u00a0Making Common Sense of Japan<\/a>.
\nThat said, there may be some generalization and\/or exaggeration for dramatic effect. Mea maxima culpa.\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Doing Business In Japan (For readers for whom Japanese is easier than English \/ \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u304c\u8aad\u307f\u3084\u3059\u3044\u65b9\uff1a\u4e0a\u6749\u5468\u4f5c\u3055\u3093\u304c\u672c\u6295\u7a3f\u3092\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u306b\u7ffb\u8a33\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30d3\u30b8\u30cd\u30b9\u30fb\u30a4\u30f3\u30fb\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30f3\u3092\u3054\u53c2\u7167\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002) I\u2019ve been in Japan for ten years now and often get asked about how business works here, sometimes by folks in the industry wondering about the Japanese startup culture, sometimes by folks wishing to sell their software in Japan, and … <\/p>\n

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