Offshore software development (OSD) is now becoming a global trend. While western companies are using OSD effectively, Japanese companies have not yet used it effectively. Several studies have concluded that this is due to the peculiarity of the Japanese software development style in OSD and have pointed out the problems of Japanese OSD. However, the peculiarity of the Japanese software development style has not been identified yet. Therefore, this paper attempts to identify it. Most previous studies have described the problems of Japanese OSD without considering the software development method. We have focused on agile methods and attempted to analyze the problems pointed out previous studies in accordance with the features of agile methods. It was found that the Japanese software development style is agile-like. In addition, a survey was conducted to find out what kind of software development method is being used in Japanese OSD projects. It was found that the waterfall method is mainly used. It is concluded that the peculiarity of the Japanese software development style and problems come from the conflict between the software development methods used and their actual implementations. [3] pointed out the current problems and failure factors of OSD in China. It then focused on the software development process, and provided OSD techniques. Tsuda [4] wrote about the current status and problems of OSD in India, China, and Japan based on existing research and actual cases. The author then stated the importance of a strategic approach, communication infrastructure, project management, etc. for OSD.Hayashida and Ishida [5] focused on intercultural collaboration in Chinese OSD outsourced from Japan, and pointed out the communication problems based on cultural differences. They then stated the importance of the development of a support system for intercultural and multilingual collaboration.Xu [6] wrote about the current status of the Chinese software industry, and investigated cases of Chinese OSD outsourced from
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