I accidentally stumbled onto this channel and I decided to share my experience. I second many of Bill's statement in the interview as I have been working for the US companies operating world-wide including Japan since 1978 as Japanese citizen (though I became naturalized last year). One of many lessons I leaned from my past (American) bosses was to 'learn how to manage your manager'. Unlike typical Japanese work place environment where rigid hierarchical structure is prevalent, it is important to have good open communication channel with open-door policy.