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Suppose you are an American citizen living in Japan. You just lost your job with an electronics company that merged with a firm in Singapore. You would like to stay in Japan and are thinking about buying an American business

Suppose you are an American citizen living in Japan. You just lost your job with an electronics company that merged with a firm in Singapore. You would like to stay in Japan and are thinking about buying an American business services franchise that is expanding to Japan. What are some of the issues you should evaluate before buying an outlet in an American franchise system that is selling franchises in Japan?

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