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Sandy does a great job of explaining the cultural differences here.
In truth, any kind of severance pay would have to be embarrasing for Joh as a professional (receiving money from a team he isn't playing for). I don't think for a second that he would accept any kind of offer. In this circumstance I think it would be a bit insulting to offer $ to Johjima for parting ways. It demeans what hes contributed as a Mariner up until this point (not to mention that it goes against the contract).