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++ I think this was a matter of honor and manners between Yamauchi and Johjima, consistent with GLMuskie above. ++
This wouldn't include a buyout? I'd say that manners in Japan are more typically a two-way street :- ) ... as opposed to one guy giving up $1-4M to an employer he'll never see again, and receiving not even a public acknowledgement (from the boss) for it...