Titlebook: Japan as –anything but– Number One; Jon Woronoff Book 1996 Jon Woronoff 1996 crime.economy.internationalization.Japan.Policy.society

密碼

Japanese Companies (The All-Mighty Kaisha) preventing defects and bringing them down to zero. There is also efficiency and productivity. Every effort is made to use the best machinery and see that it interacts as smoothly as possible with the work force. Finally, technology. Companies go out of their way to incorporate the best in their products and their production.

摘要

negligence

Economic Progress (Onward If Not Upward)pecting Japan to enjoy another twenty-five years of much the same growth rates. Or even if by 1975 the Japanese—or others—no longer expect Japan to match the greater than 10% per annum growth rates of the 1950–75 time period, they almost certainly will expect close to 10% and substantially more than the ‘usual’ 5% or s o . . . . “ 1

OASIS

Internationalization (Time To Join The World)UNCHES NEW ERA OF JAPANESE FOREIGN POLICY. JAPAN TO TAKE ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AMONG NATIONS. JAPAN TO BE LEADER, NOT FOLLOWER. JAPAN BOOSTS MILITARY STRENGTH. Read all about it!! TAKESHITA LAUNCHES NEW ERA OF JAPANESE FOREIGN POLICY. JAPAN BECOMES BIGGEST AID DONOR. JAPAN UPSTAGES UNITED STATES IN WORLD FORUMS. Read all about it!! KAIFU…

pellagra

multiply

Painstaking

Amenities (Be It Ever So Humble)ntle and diplomatic in revealing Japan‘s weaknesses. But there was no scandal. The Japanese liked the expression, found it rather apt and have since repeatedly referred to their dwellings as “rabbit hutches.’‘‘

pester

Welfare (What Is There To Be Entitled To?ming dependent on the state. It imbues people with a sense of purpose, self-respect and group effort while avoiding despair and degradation. And it does not create a feeling of entitlement. What is more, the public seems to be happy with the system.1

消散

戲法

The End Of A Myth (… Maybe)r making visits to see how Japan managed to solve problems they could not master. Even the Japanese were surprised by the attention and, quite understandably, came to think of themselves as superior pupils who had outsmarted their teachers. They cast aside their traditional modesty and joined in the chorus, urging others to learn from them.