Bates, Paul; Neville Fakes; and Michael Wingate
Book: Japan Experiences - Fifty Years, One Hundred Views: Post-War Japan Through British Eyes
Royal Dutch Shell was one of the few 'British' companies (a majority of the company's expatriates were British) to train its staff in the Japanese language. Here Paul Bates, Neville Fakes and Michael Wingate recall their experiences with Shell from 1952 to '72, with a focus on the process of doing business in Japan at this time.