Japan wants foreign entrepreneurs, but what's missing?
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Japan wants foreign entrepreneurs, but what's missing?
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Re: Japan wants foreign entrepreneurs, but what's missing?
#2It's a taboo subject, because the Japanese aren't very open to non-locals.
Re: Japan wants foreign entrepreneurs, but what's missing?
#3It's a taboo subject, because the Japanese aren't very open to non-locals.
Have you been there lately? They are actually quite many non-local workers these days. Not sure they are treated well though.
Re: Japan wants foreign entrepreneurs, but what's missing?
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#5It's a taboo subject, because the Japanese aren't very open to non-locals.
Have you been there lately? They are actually quite many non-local workers these days. Not sure they are treated well though.
My father works for a japanese oil exploration company, and has been for about 25 years.
He just got back from a trip to give a presentation in Japan...first thing I hear when he gets back is how badly racist the Japanese are.
I know it's just an anecdote...but it's been his experience in general over the years.
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#6Does Japan really want foreign entrepreneurs? It's always been very conservative and while they may be polite to foreigners, that's very different from allowing non-Japanese to expand a business there. I think it's ingrained in the culture, and some of these bridges Tokyo is building might be too little to catch up to SK or Germany.
Re: Japan wants foreign entrepreneurs, but what's missing?
#7Work culture for me honestly
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Re: Japan wants foreign entrepreneurs, but what's missing?
#9It's a taboo subject, because the Japanese aren't very open to non-locals.
It's also taboo for white people to call some non-white people racist but then we can't actually have a discussion about racism.
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#10Does Japan really want foreign entrepreneurs? It's always been very conservative and while they may be polite to foreigners, that's very different from allowing non-Japanese to expand a business there. I think it's ingrained in the culture, and some of these bridges Tokyo is building might be too little to catch up to SK or Germany.
> Does Japan really want foreign entrepreneurs? It's always been very conservative
My understanding is they're also very financially conservative, I think it was pinboard who was talking about his experience as an independent entrepreneur?