The company I work for imports construction/agriculture equipment. I do the IT stuff, and handle the company e-mail. The companies we work with in Japan have always wanted someone to come visit them. No one wanted to until I started a few years ago. Of course I jumped at the chance, and everyone there thinks I'm crazy for being so excited every time regardless of how long it takes to get there. So I go there once a year to meet and greet, shake hands, bow, etc. It's just to keep the relationship between both companies strong. So it works out for me that the boss has no desire to fly to Japan.
This trip I'm meeting a new company we're starting to work with. They'll show me around their city, take me out to get something to eat, etc. I've scheduled the trip to allow me a little extra free time.
So on my own time I'm meeting with someone I met a year ago in Japan about getting into importing automotive stuff. The exchange rate is horrible right now, but maybe we can come to an agreement, and I'll start bringing in my own stuff soon. It's about time I look into it with all the connections I've gathered over the years. We'll see what happens...
Anyway, I posted a few photos from one of the trips on zilvia. If anyone wants to meetup in Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto,..?, that'd be awesome.
http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-chat/3...otos-09-a.html