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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yourturntoloveit, post: 265417, member: 57&quot;]When a large company is expanding to (or considering expanding to) a foreign country they have &quot;front men&quot; on the ground in that country <u>for years</u> (however many years it takes to grease wheels, locate property for a plant or plants, satisfy themselves and the company that the native workforce is capable, willing, and eager for that particular company to be in their country, etc.).</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Added by my DH from personal (work) experience</u>:&nbsp; &quot;Also, at that time it was very difficult for foreign companies to set up their own subsidiaries in Japan. Most outsiders had to set up long-term contract relationships with Japanese trading companies, and this dinner may have celebrated the final agreement between the negotiating teams on both sides after a long period of discussions.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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