Japanese businessmen adapt to Southern hospitality in Atlanta
Naoki Inagaki of Noritake in Atlanta says he loves fried chicken and okra, calling Atlanta home after 19 years. Japanese executives praise Southern warmth, shared farming roots, and a slower, warmer approach to business mirroring Japan, with 150 metro area firms and 3,000 Japanese residents in Georgia.
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