I am a middle manager with an automotive company in Michigan, USA, but recently accepted a job offer as a middle manager with another multinational automotive company in Japan.

1. Based on the organizational structure, culture, decision making, profit making, centralized management, job description factors, list 5 major challenges that would be faced as a manager on the new job.

2. Considering the factors mentioned in item #1 above and in order to be successful in Japan, kindly list for each management function, how to change the way that I plan, organize, influence and control.