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The essay is supposed to be a training session given to American's who are about to become managers in a company in Japan. The essay should focus on two topics which are "motivation and rewards" and the "importance of teams" in Japan. So the paper is supposed to teach American expats how to motivate and reward Japanese subordinates and to explain to them how important it is to form part of a team in Japan. The topics to be talked about in the "motivation and rewards" section are private recognition, importance of being part of a team(brief description), importance of being on the winning team, stability, variety, importance of listening and paying attention to subordinates, playing the foreign card. In the "importance of teams" section you need to talk about how Japan is a collectivistic society(refer to hofstede), harmony of group above individual, naturally oriented group members, how it is important to maintain "face", and importance of socialization in teams after work.