Found in translation: Japanese realtor steps in to salvage deal

The Wesley Chapel commercial real estate transaction seemed lost in cultural confusion until a diligent agent overcame the differences.

Mark Wemple. Sumiko Kuboi, left, and her husband and fellow Pierce Florida Realty agent Marco Lerra helped a Japanese client sell a large commercial property in Wesley Chapel.
Mark Wemple. Sumiko Kuboi, left, and her husband and fellow Pierce Florida Realty agent Marco Lerra helped a Japanese client sell a large commercial property in Wesley Chapel.
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From formal tea ceremonies to wild nights of drinking and karaoke, business gets done a little differently in Japan.

 

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