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Poll: Do you prefer to work for foreign or domestic clients?
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Michael Grant
Michael Grant
Japan
Local time: 04:08
Japanese to English
Other - N/A Nov 11, 2014

I prefer working with *paying* clients...!
 
Julian Holmes
Julian Holmes  Identity Verified
Japan
Local time: 04:08
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
Domestic clients Nov 11, 2014

In Japan, clients generally pay on time - I've had only a few miscreants in my 30+ years of translating. Touch wood

If a foreign client defaulted I'd be physically hard pressed to collect. At least, with domestic clients here, I'm covered by Japanese law which states that clients are obliged to pay within 60 days of billing which is, in most cases, the end of the calendar month. The norm is generally "billing submitt... See more
In Japan, clients generally pay on time - I've had only a few miscreants in my 30+ years of translating. Touch wood

If a foreign client defaulted I'd be physically hard pressed to collect. At least, with domestic clients here, I'm covered by Japanese law which states that clients are obliged to pay within 60 days of billing which is, in most cases, the end of the calendar month. The norm is generally "billing submitted at the end of the month/cash payment by bank transfer at the end of the following month."

For those interested, search "shitauke hō" or 下請法（下請代金支払遅延等防止法） in Japaｎese. HTH

Consecutive posts from 'rare pair' J>E translators. Makes a nice change ▲ Collapse
 
Rudolf Frans Maulany
Rudolf Frans Maulany  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 21:08
English to Indonesian
+ ...
Other Nov 11, 2014

No preference.
 
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