Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.gamma.ru!Gamma.RU!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!yahoobb218120102015.bbtec.NET!not-for-mail From: Eric Takabayashi Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan,soc.culture.japan Subject: Re: Japs Exclude Gaijins from EXPO tender contracts Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:12:52 +0900 Lines: 52 Message-ID: <40027324.3AA2638A@yahoo.co.jp> References: <3FFFFE55.E4BE1369@yahoo.co.jp> Reply-To: etakajp@yahoo.co.jp NNTP-Posting-Host: yahoobb218120102015.bbtec.net (218.120.102.15) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1073902514 12011341 218.120.102.15 ([138107]) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: ja,en Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:10453 vernon.north@oyama.ca wrote: > I know the US doesn't have to issue contracts in languages other than > English, Why not? > but what would compel Japan to issue contracts in languages > other than Japanese? The fact that Japan is for Japan and Japanese. > Surely companies from English speaking countries can afford translators? So can Japan. > Shouldn't that be part of the cost of doing business? The same can be said of Japan. > I agree that Japan uses a variety of hurdles as unofficial trade > barriers, That is the point. > and that this may be one of them. But IMHO, this is the > wrong one to focus on since Japan can argue quite rightly that it's > just following the practices of the complaining countries. Irrelevant. Repeat: I am against restrictions on free trade. I don't care if it's Japanese, Americans, or anyone else doing it. -- http://www.mercycorps.org/ http://www.mercycorps.org/items/1398/ http://www.mercycorps.org/mercykits.php Mercy Corps' goal in Iraq is to work with conflict-affected communities to meet their urgent needs while also providing a firm foundation for the future development of economic opportunities and civil society. Efficiency Over 92% of our resources go directly to humanitarian programs. Excellence Worth Magazine named Mercy Corps one of America's best charities. High-Value Every dollar you give helps us secure $12.71 in donated food and other supplies.