They got little support from Japanese businesses, which would rather train researchers themselves.
That kind of merger did not fit the Japanese business thought pattern.
Japanese business representatives and their families in the Dusseldorf area total about 8,000.
It was still even used in Japanese small businesses.
Remember a couple of years ago when Americans believed that Japanese business could do no wrong?
Japanese business has been hurt by the simmering trade war with Washington.
The restaurant has been at the location for many years and was the first Japanese business on the block.
Even many who made a splash in Japanese business a few years ago have gone on to other things.
Rather, the push for self-service has come from Japanese big business.
State officials have been actively campaigning over the last 10 years to bring in Japanese businesses.