I think it is important to be physically present at least some of the time, as a team building exercise if nothing else. The kind of presence I am talking about

I think it is important to be physically present at least some of the time, as a team building exercise if nothing else. The kind of presence I am talking about is presence only of body and not of mind, the kind that is valued in Japanese culture where what you do at work is not nearly as important as how much time you spend there.