日本一直都是个不受外国公司欢迎的地方。当然,也有少数外国公司在日本经营成功—麦当劳、IBM和微软就是明显的例子—但他们是特例。大部分跨国公司在日本市场上进行规模较小、利润较低的经营。但是形势正在改变。经过二十年的经济衰退,日本公司的破产数量已创历史记录,因此,日本公司正向外来者打开大门。日本的经理和工人一向害怕外国公司的入侵,而现在他们正逐渐意识到他们的经济需要注入新的想法和工作方式。回应日本公司的需求,一些野心勃勃的欧美公司正登陆日本准备收购一些举步维艰的日本公司。从1998年至2001年上半年,外国公司在日本收购价值达580亿美元,比起1998 Japan has always been a place that is not popular with foreign companies. Of course, there are a few foreign companies that have succeeded in Japan - McDonald's, IBM and Microsoft are obvious examples - but they are exceptions. Most multinational companies conduct smaller and less profitable operations in the Japanese market. But the situation is changing. After two decades of economic downturn, the number of Japanese companies has hit a record number of bankruptcies, so Japanese companies are opening the door to outsiders. Japanese managers and workers have always been afraid of the invasion of foreign companies, and now they are gradually realizing that their economy needs to inject new ideas and working methods. In response to the needs of Japanese companies, ambitious European and American companies are landing in Japan to prepare for the acquisition of some struggling Japanese companies. From 1998 to the first half of 2001, foreign companies acquired a value of 58 billion U.S. dollars in Japan, up from 1998