Declan Murphy wrote:

> As a general rule a company would only tender for a) what they were
> actually capable of doing, b) what was worth doing. Put two and two
> together and there are usually ample (different) opportunities for firms
> of all sizes.

Not the same opportunity or same level of opportunity. That's part of being exclusionary.

> > It's practical for them, not people or companies like you and yours, who joke about your
> > financial situation, or Kajima before they grew.
>
> They are the customer, its their money and a competitive tender.

And if they want the best work for "their" money, they should be open to the idea that a non
Japanese speaker halfway around the world might be the one to provide it.

> The impracticalities for me are irrelevant.

Is your financial situation which you joke about, also irrelevant?

> White elephant though the site
> will probably become, the expo itself isn't a welfare system.

How is this relevant? I say nothing about a welfare system. It's about opportunity. Who says
the best company for the job is capable of communicating in Japanese, and only those who can
communicate in Japanese should even be allowed to ASK about the work, when it is the Japanese
who already went so far to write or translate that website?

> >>The company can tender for the Australian pavilion because it is invited
> >>to do so.
> >
> > Seems odd. Does it have anything to do with your citizenship or can anyone invited try?
>
> I believe it is open to any company regardless of the location of its
> registration. What matters (I hope) is what quality of service is
> provided and at what price.

Precisely. Why do they have to be able to communicate in Japanese from the very beginning, to
even inquire about the work? They could save themselves a lot of time and trouble responding
to inquiries (Japanese only) if they released more information to the public.

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