| India has always been a top destination for carrying on | | | | economy till now but now even the Japanese |
| with the outsourcing work from the US and Europe. A | | | | companies are looking for easy and cost effective |
| lot of R&D work has been outsourced to India as | | | | solutions. Japan is already working in partnership with |
| it is cost effective and the standard of the work is | | | | China but there are issues regarding the intellectual |
| also good. The IT industry has been getting 80 to 90 | | | | property and therefore, India happens to be another |
| of its revenue from the offshore outsourcing work | | | | great option to outsource the work. |
| from these two major regions of the world. However, | | | | Generally the outsourcing from the Japanese |
| with the current economic slowdown, several IT | | | | companies includes industries related to electronic |
| outsourcing companies are looking at various other | | | | equipments and automotive companies. However, |
| locations for growing their business and Japan seems | | | | getting work from Japan has its own challenges to be |
| to be very receptive country for the same. Nasscom | | | | overcome. First and foremost barrier is the language. |
| has already made a move in this direction by | | | | Since the work to be done would be highly localized it |
| developing trade relationship with Japan. | | | | can pose a lot of problems. Secondly the cultural |
| Japan has nearly 191 R&D spenders out of the | | | | difference is also a matter of concern. However, if |
| 1000 global companies spending on offshore | | | | India wishes to make it through the Japanese market |
| outsourcing. Some of the top companies such as TCS, | | | | then it really needs to pick up a pace as China is |
| Infosys, and Wipro have already made their start by | | | | already ruling in the outsourcing work of Japan. |
| establishing a presence in Japan. Japan had a close | | | | |