This came to mind today - @patio11 you can probably weigh in since you've come to Singapore....http://mutazarif.com/articles/the-difference-between-western-and-japanese-email/ …
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What does this mean? (I'm Singaporean...)
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The blog says something to the effect of "You should tell Japanese people you're doing business with to be blunt" but I think one would have more success with "You should tell Japanese counterparties of Singaporean businesses to try Singaporean politeness norms as a courtesy."
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The best way to convince someone to do something is to convince them that they don't need convincing, and Japanese salarymen need no convincing to enthusiastically comply with clearly communicated counterparty expectations. (Probably won't be immediate.)
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