A is a type of agreement in Japan where a party will notify the other before taking certain actions. This type of

agreement Agreement may refer to: Agreements between people and organizations * Gentlemen's agreement, not enforceable by law * Trade agreement, between countries * Consensus, a decision-making process * Contract, enforceable in a court of law ** Meeting o ...

can be reached between various parties, one example being the 1960

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan The , more commonly known as the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty in English and as the or just in Japanese, is a treaty that permits the presence of U.S. military bases on Japanese soil, and commits the two nations to defend each other if one or th ...

, where the US agreed to consult Japan before making large changes to its forces in Japan. The agreements are also made in Japan between employers and unions representing employees. In this case, the agreements often mean that before employers make changes that will affect union members, they must consult with the union in question.General Union websit
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