Traveling to Tokyo, Japan

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Traveling to Tokyo, Japan

I will be traveling to Tokyo, Japan for six months on a business trip. I will be

traveling with five other members of my organization at Lucent Technologies to assist

Lucent- Japan in their process of developing and implementing an Indirect Channel in

their country.

Since I will be living in Tokyo for six months, it is expected of me to research and

learn as much as possible about the Japanese culture and the proper etiquette

expected of me as a representative of Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Flight Information:

To search for the best priced Round Trip Airline ticket, I received six different

quotes of prices with two different airlines, United Airlines and Northwest Airlines. The

two ends of the pricing spectrum are non-stop, direct flights from Newark International

(EWR) to Tokyo, Japan Narita (NRT). The total cost of my round trip ticket is $1362.50

and my flight schedule is as follows:

United Airlines Flight #: 837

Departs Newark: 9:00am Arrives Tokyo: 5:05pm (1/4)

United Airlines Flight #: 852

Departs Tokyo: 4:00pm Arrives Newark: 7:28pm

Employment Information:

I will be employed by Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Indirect Channel) USA and sent

to assist Lucent Technologies Japan, Ltd. in establishing an Indirect Channel in Japan.

The Indirect Channel is responsible for distributing Lucent products through Authorized

Dealers or phone stores. Lucent Japan does not currently have an Indirect Channel in

place and five of us from various departments within my organization, will be going to

Tokyo to assist them in this process.

I will be working directly with the legal department and with other members of my

organization to establish applications and contracts for Authorized Dealers. I will also

be working with the person responsible for performing day to day duties in the

Contracts/Legal Department in Japan to help establish a daily routine, similar to ours in

America.

Lucent Technologies Japan, Ltd.

Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan

Money & Costs:

Cash is still widely used in Japan, although credit cards are widely used

in Tokyo, and other major cities.

The currency in Japan is the Yen. The exchange rates on August 1, 2000 were

$1.00 (United States Dollars) is equivalent to 109.680 (Japanese Yen). (Universal

Currency Converter)

Time:

The time zone in Japan is GMT/UTC, plus nine hours. (Lonely Planet, p.7)

The City of Tokyo:

Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, is the third largest city in the world and is

currently occupied by 12 million people. (Japan National Tourist Org, p.2) Tokyo is a

vast conurbation spreading out across the Kanto Plain from the Tokyo-wan Bay.

(Lonely Planet, p.8) The city of Tokyo was almost completely rebuilt after an

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