I spent the first 12 years of my life growing up in Tokyo, going through both international and Japanese school systems. Despite moving away at the age of twelve, I was absolutely determined to return to Japan as soon as and as often as I could. Junior year of high school was when I finally got the chance to take a six-week trip, during which I familiarized myself once again with the mesmerizing country, its complex language, and cryptic culture. Upon discharge from a three year military intelligence service, I packed my bags and before long I was on a plane to Japan. This time it was to work for a Japanese corporation in the IT-security field, as a sales engineer. Employed in an entirely Japanese office environment, with daily visits to Japanese clients to demonstrate IT products, I got closely acquainted with the business culture and etiquette. I also picked up massive amounts of techniques the shrewd businessmen and locals in general use to get by in an ex