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Master Service Agreement templates in Japanese?
<p>My company has started doing business with several Japanese clients and we are moving beyond a letter of intent to a master service agreement. We have a standard template we use for all of our clients; however, it's currently in english. I don't want to pay to have it translated into Japanese. </p>

<p>I'm wondering if there are MSA templates in Japanese? A more abstract question is are there common repositories for legal documents in different languages? </p>

<p>Here is an example MSA: <a href="http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/information-technology-master-service-ag-84601/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/information-technology-master-service-ag-84601/</a></p>

<p>Japanese Government (METI) has released model (sample) Master Service Agreements for IT industries.  Yes, these are written in Japanese.</p>

<p>For details, click the link below or google "情報システム・モデル取引・契約書".
<a href="http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/it_policy/softseibi/index.html#05" rel="nofollow">http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/it_policy/softseibi/index.html#05</a></p>

<p>There are a several version of model MSAs (e.g. for SaaS, system integration, entrusted development etc.) </p>

<p>Of course, you will need to revise it to fit your services.  Don't forget to ask a lawyer to review it.  </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>
