Did you by chance have the opportunity to read his post about doing business in Japan late last year? http://www.kalzumeus.com/2014/11/07/doing-business-in-japa

Did you by chance have the opportunity to read his post about doing business in Japan late last year? http://www.kalzumeus.com/2014/11/07/doing-business-in-japan/ http://www.kalzumeus.com/2014/11/07/doing-business-in-japan/ It's not specific to the questions you ask, but it might answer some of them.