10 Keys to Success The Japanese

1. Toil

It is common knowledge that the Japanese are hard workers. The average hours worked by employees in Japan is 2450 hours / year, very high compared to the U.S. (1957 hours / year), England (1911 hours / year), Germany (1870 hours / year), and France (1680 hours / year) .
An employee in Japan could produce a car in 9 days, while workers in other states require 47 days to make the car worth the same. A worker can be said Japan did pekerjaanG usually done by 5-6 people. Home fast is something that can be said to be "a bit embarrassing" in Japan, and indicates that the employee was included "not required" by the company.



2. Shame

Shame is the ancestral culture and the Japanese hereditary. Harakiri (suicide by plunging a knife into the stomach) becomes a ritual since the era of the samurai, when they lost and battles. Log into the modern world, a little discourse turns to the phenomenon of "resign" for officials (ministers, politicians, etc.) involved in the problem of corruption or are failing their duties. Negative effects may be children of elementary, junior high, sometimes suicidal, because its value is ugly or not the class. Embarrassed too the Japanese people prefer to choose a detour rather than interfere with the driver behind the cut line in the middle of the road. They are ashamed of their environment when they break the rules or norms that have become common agreement.

3. Scrimp

The Japanese have a passion for life-saving in everyday life. Excessive anti-consumerist attitude is seen in many areas of life. In the early days of the start of life in Japan, I was amazed at the number of Japanese people busy shopping in the supermarket at about 19:30. Inquired had inquired, it has become commonplace that the supermarkets in Japan will cut prices by half in about half an hour before closing. As it is known that the Japanese Supermarket average closed at 20:00.

4. Loyalty

Loyalty to make a career in a company's system running and neat. Slightly different from the system in the U.S. and Europe, very rare Japanese who moved jobs. They usually stay in one or two companies until retirement. This might be the implications of the industry in Japan that most would only accept fresh graduates, who then train and educate their own specific areas of cropland (core business) company.

5. Innovation

Japan is not the inventor of the nation, but the Japanese have an edge in finding the mix and then market it in the form of a demand by the public. Interesting to read the story of Akio Morita, who developed the legendary Sony Walkman. Cassette Tape not invented by Sony, the patent is owned by Phillip Electronics. But to successfully develop and bundling portable models as a product that is booming for decades was Akio Morita, founder and CEO of Sony at the time. Until 1995, there were more than 300 models of Walkman was born and total production reached 150 million products. Mechanical assembly of four-wheeled vehicles are also not created by the Japanese, the patent is owned by Americans. But it turns out Japan with innovative vehicle assembly industry can develop faster and cheaper.

6. Abstinence Surrender

History proves that Japan is a resilient nation and never give up. Decades under the Tokugawa empire that covers the access to overseas, Japan is behind in technology. When the Meiji Restoration (Meiji Ishin) came, the Japanese quickly adapt and be a fast-learner. Reduction of natural resources does not make Japan surrender. Not only is a net importer of petroleum, coal, iron ore and timber, even 85% of Japan's energy sources come from other countries, including Indonesia. They say that Indonesia stop the supply of oil, then 30% of Japan's dark series of disasters occurred in 1945, starting from the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan followed by losing the war, and added to the major earthquake in Tokyo. Apparently Japan is not exhausted. In the next few years Japan has managed to build the automotive industry and even the fast train (shinkansen). Probably quite amazing how Konosuke Matsushita that businesses were destroyed and almost out of the business of electronic equipment in 1945 are still able to crawl, starting from scratch to build the industry to become a business empire in the present era. Akio Morita was also beginning to be laughed at when offering products Tapenya tiny Cassette to various other countries. But eventually the legendary Sony Walkman. What is also quite unique that the science and theory that people should learn from this fiasco began formulated in Japan by the name shippaigaku (science of failure). Sometime I'll peel more on this

7. Reading Culture

Do not be surprised if you come to Japan and into densha (electric train), most of the passengers both children and adults are reading books or newspapers. No matter sitting or standing, many of which make use of time in densha to read. Many publishers are starting to make man-ga (picture comics) curriculum materials for both elementary school, junior high or high school. Lessons of History, Biology, English, etc. are presented with interesting people who make the reading higher. I've discussed the issue of educational comics on this blog. Read the Japanese culture is also supported by the speed of the process of translation of foreign books (English, French, German, etc.). The legend legend translation of foreign books was started in the year 1684, as construction and translation institute continues to grow until the modern era. Usually the Japanese translation of the book is already available in a few weeks since foreign books published.

8. Cooperation Group

Culture in Japan not too accommodate the work is too individualistic. Including claims the work, usually intended for a team or group. This phenomenon not only in the world of work, the condition of the campus as well as a research lab, the task subjects are also usually in the form of groups. Working in groups is probably one of the greatest strengths of the Japanese. There is an anecdote that "one person Japanese professor will lose the one American professor, the professor only 10 Americans will not be able to beat 10 man group of Japanese professors". Consensus agreement is often called the "rin-gi" is a ritual in the group. Strategic decisions should be discussed in the "rin-gi".

9. Mandiri

From an early age children are trained to be independent. Ershad, the big kid I had felt entering kindergarten (Yochien) in Japan. He had to carry 3 large bags containing clothes, bento (lunch pack), dressing shoes, books, towels and a bottle of drink that hangs around his neck. In Yochien every child be trained to bring their own equipment and are responsible for their own belongings. Remove the high school and enter college most of the do not ask the cost to parents. Contemporaries friend's apartment in Saitama University I used to rely on part time work to pay for school and everyday life. Even if the money ran out, they "borrowed" the money to the parents that it was later they return in the next month.

10. Keep Traditions & Respect for Parents

The development of technology and economics, not to make the Japanese lose the tradition and culture. Culture married women not to work and live there to this day.

Culture is still a reflex apologized Japanese. If one day you ride a bike in Japan and hit a pedestrian, then do not be surprised if we hit that even apologize first.

Until now the Japanese are relatively avoid saying "no" to an got an offer from someone else. So we must be careful in their dealings with the Japanese because "O" not necessarily "yes" for the Japanese Agriculture is an ancestral tradition and an important asset in Japan. Intense competition due to the entry of rice Thailand and the United States are cheap, do not discourage the Japanese government's measures to protect its farmers. Reportedly land for agriculture to get significant tax reductions, including some other incentives for those who still survive in the world of agriculture. Japanese agriculture is one of the highest in the world.