He later found employment with a Japanese firm as a car cleaner.

But for the time being it gives Japanese firms a small advantage.

An estimated 300,000 to 400,000 of them worked illegally for small Japanese firms in the late 1980s.

I think other Japanese firms are envious of our success.

If the launch is a success, 12 other Japanese firms will follow with players.

"If we only used Japanese firms, our image would not be very good," he said.

The parent company, too, is not among the leading Japanese firms.

This worker would be a manager in a Japanese firm and have a family as well.

Japanese firms' profit growth is also well below what American companies would consider acceptable.

That, in fact, may be the Japanese firms' strong suit.