A Japanese supplier apologizes to a client for a delivery that arrived eight days late, acknowledging management failures and proposing concrete countermeasures. The letter demonstrates the full scaffolding of Japanese business correspondence: seasonal opening greeting, humble-form self-reference, cause analysis without excuse-making, improvement plan, and compensation offer. Essential JLPT N2 reading practice covering Japanese business letter conventions and keigo practice, with authentic phrasing for apology correspondence between corporations. Written by the Tadorimichi editorial team for tadorimichi.com.
A Japanese supplier apologizes to a client for a delivery that arrived eight days late, acknowledging management failures and proposing concrete countermeasures. The letter demonstrates the full scaffolding of Japanese business correspondence: seasonal opening greeting, humble-form self-reference, cause analysis without excuse-making, improvement plan, and compensation offer. Essential JLPT N2 reading practice covering Japanese business letter conventions and keigo practice, with authentic phrasing for apology correspondence between corporations. Written by the Tadorimichi editorial team for tadorimichi.com.