Voices from the Arab press: Why ‘Nani o shiyou’ negotiations fail

Whenever I hear Arab officials negotiate with their Japanese counterparts, the Japanese phrase nani o shiyou? (What should we do?) always comes up.

ABU DHABI’S Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan gestures with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting in United Arab Emirates.

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ByMEDIA LINE

JUNE 18, 2020 10:15

Voices from the Arab press: Why ‘Nani o shiyou’ negotiations fail

Whenever I hear Arab officials negotiate with their Japanese counterparts, the Japanese phrase nani o shiyou? (What should we do?) always comes up.

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Voices from the Arab press: Why ‘Nani o shiyou’ negotiations fail

Whenever I hear Arab officials negotiate with their Japanese counterparts, the Japanese phrase nani o shiyou? (What should we do?) always comes up.

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