Download or read book Notes from Toyota land written by Darius Mehri and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996, Darius Mehri traveled to Japan to work as a computer simulation engineer within the Toyota production system. Once there, he found a corporate experience far different from what he had expected. Notes from Toyota-land, based on a diary that Mehri kept during his three years at an upper-level Toyota group company, provides a unique insider's perspective on daily work life in Japan and charts his transformation from a wide-eyed engineer eager to be part of the "Japanese Miracle" to a social critic, troubled by Japanese corporate practices. Mehri documents the sophisticated "culture of rules" and organizational structure that combine to create a profound control over workers. The work group is cynically used to encourage employees to work harder and harder, he found, and his other discoveries confirmed his doubts about the working conditions under the Japanese Miracle. For example, he learned that male employees treated their female counterparts as short-term employees, cheap labor, and potential wives. Mehri also describes a surprisingly unhealthy work environment, a high rate of injuries due to inadequate training, fast line speeds, crowded factories, racism, and lack of team support. And in conversations with his colleagues, he uncovered a culture of intimidation, subservience, and vexed relationships with many aspects of their work and surroundings. As both an engaging memoir of cross-cultural misunderstanding and a primer on Japanese business and industrial practices, Notes from Toyota-land will be a revelation to everyone who believes that Japanese business practices are an ideal against which to measure success.
Download or read book Quit Your Band Musical Notes from the Japanese Underground written by Ian F. Martin and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the sugar rush of Tokyo's idol subculture to the discordant polyrhythms of its experimental punk and indie scenes, this book by Japan Times music columnist Ian F. Martin offers a witty and tender look at the wide spectrum of issues that shape Japanese music today. With unique theories about the evolution of J-pop as well as its history, infrastructure and (sub)cultures, Martin deconstructs an industry that operates very differently from counterparts overseas. Based partly on interviews with influential artists, label owners and event organisers, Martin's book combines personal anecdotes with cultural criticism and music history. An accessible and humorous account emerges of why some creative acts manage to overcome institutional pressures, without quitting their bands. Ian Martin's writing about Japanese music has appeared in The Japan Times, CNN Travel and The Guardian among other places. Martin is based in Tokyo, where he also runs Call And Response Records.
Download or read book The Power to Compete written by Hiroshi Mikitani and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you're as interested in Japan as I am, I think you'll find that The Power to Compete is a smart and thought-provoking look at the future of a fascinating country." - Bill Gates, "5 Books to Read This Summer" Father and son – entrepreneur and economist – search for Japan's economic cure The Power to Compete tackles the issues central to the prosperity of Japan – and the world – in search of a cure for the "Japan Disease." As founder and CEO of Rakuten, one of the world's largest Internet companies, author Hiroshi Mikitani brings an entrepreneur's perspective to bear on the country's economic stagnation. Through a freewheeling and candid conversation with his economist father, Ryoichi Mikitani, the two examine the issues facing Japan, and explore possible roadmaps to revitalization. How can Japan overhaul its economy, education system, immigration, public infrastructure, and hold its own with China? Their ideas include applying business techniques like Key Performance Indicators to fix the economy, using information technology to cut government bureaucracy, and increasing the number of foreign firms with a head office in Japan. Readers gain rare insight into Japan's future, from both academic and practical perspectives on the inside. Mikitani argues that Japan's tendency to shun international frameworks and hide from global realities is the root of the problem, while Mikitani Sr.'s background as an international economist puts the issue in perspective for a well-rounded look at today's Japan. Examine the causes of Japan's endless economic stagnation Discover the current efforts underway to enhance Japan's competitiveness Learn how free market "Abenomics" affected Japan's economy long-term See Japan's issues from the perspective of an entrepreneur and an economist Japan's malaise is seated in a number of economic, business, political, and cultural issues, and this book doesn't shy away from hot topics. More than a discussion of economics, this book is a conversation between father and son as they work through opposing perspectives to help their country find The Power to Compete.
Download or read book Things Japanese Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan for the Use of Travellers and Others written by Basil Hall Chamberlain and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 791 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To have lived through the transition stage of modern Japan makes a man feel preternaturally old; for here he is in modern times, with the air full of talk about bicycles and bacilli and "spheres of influence" and yet he can himself distinctly remember the Middle Ages. The dear old Samurai who first initiated the present writer into the mysteries of the Japanese language, wore a queue and two swords. This relic of feudalism now sleeps in Nirvana. His modern successor, fairly fluent in English, and dressed in a serviceable suit of dittos, might almost be a European, save for a certain obliqueness of the eyes and scantiness of beard. Old things pass away between a night and a morning. The Japanese boast that they have done in thirty or forty years what it took Europe half as many centuries to accomplish. Some even go further, and twit us Westerns with falling behind in the race. It is waste of time to go to Germany to study philosophy, said a Japanese savant recently returned from Berlin:—the lectures there are elementary, the subject is better taught at Tōkyō. Thus does it come about that, having arrived in Japan in 1873, we ourselves feel well-nigh four hundred years old, and assume without more ado the two well-known privileges of old age,—garrulity and an authoritative air. We are perpetually being asked questions about Japan. Here then are the answers, put into the shape of a dictionary, not of words but of things,—or shall we rather say a guide-book, less to places than to subjects?—not an encyclopædia, mind you, not the vain attempt by one man to treat exhaustively of all things, but only sketches of many things. The old and the new will be found cheek by jowl. What will not be found is padding: for padding is unpardonable in any book on Japan, where the material is so plentiful that the chief difficulty is to know what to omit. In order to enable the reader to supply deficiencies and to form his own opinions, if haply he should be of so unusual a turn of mind as to desire so to do, we have, at the end of almost every article, indicated the names of trustworthy works bearing on the subject treated in that article. For the rest, this book explains itself. Any reader who detects errors or omissions in it will render the author an invaluable service by writing to him to point them out. As a little encouragement in this direction, we will ourselves lead the way by presuming to give each reader, especially each globe-trotting reader, a small piece of advice.
Download or read book Japanese Garden Notes written by Marc Peter Keane and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marc Peter Keane's personal journey through 100 Japanese gardens, looking at them with a designer's eye.
Download or read book The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6 000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People written by J. W. Robertson Scott and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Notes in Japan written by Alfred Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Japanese Notes written by On Target Publishing and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese Notes When trying to learn Japanese - there are "EASY" ways and "Hard" ways... Keeping a Japanese notebook is the easy way and is ESSENTIAL to your success! Here is some of what you are getting: ☯ This 8 x 10 "Japanese Notes" paperback journal is perfect for recording new Japanese vocabulary words and taking notes in class. OR, just use it at home for personal study. ☯ Split Page for vocabulary practice - Each new word and phrase that you discover can simply be written down in this notebook - right next to its' English translation. This makes learning - and remembering - the words a "snap"! ☯ PLUS, there's plenty of space available to practice writing the new words and phrases you've learned! (It's the practicing and actually USING your new vocabulary that will have you speaking and writing Japanese like a native in no time!) ☯ By keeping a notebook, you will quickly notice an increase in your focus and memory retention as well as your Japanese language grades! ☯ 120 blank college ruled, lined pages - to allow plenty of room for class notes! This page design makes learning Japanese a "snap"! ☯ PLUS, there's plenty of space available to make a note of those areas that need a bit more study - so you don't forget. ☯ The glossy cover is made to industry standards and designed to last. ☯ LARGE 8 x 10 size - plenty of room for your notes, yet fits in any backpack or other school book-bag. Take it wherever you go - so it will be handy whenever the urge to study strikes. ☯ Not only is this notebook large enough for all your needs - 8x10, it is a full 120 pages in length. ☯ This blank composition notebook makes a great gift for any Japanese language student. Scroll up and grab YOUR copy of "Japanese Notes" RIGHT NOW!
Download or read book Notes and Queries on China and Japan written by and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Notes and Queries on China and Japan written by N.B. Dennys and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.
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Download or read book Japanese Notes written by On Target Study Aids and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese Notes When trying to learn a new language - there is an "EASY" way and a "Hard" way. Using a study notebook IS THE EASY WAY! Here is some of what you are getting: 🎯 This 8 x 10 "Japanese Notes" notebook is perfect for recording new Japanese vocabulary words and taking notes in class. OR, just use it at home for personal study. 🎯 Split Page for Vocabulary Practice - Each new word and phrase that you discover can simply be written down in this notebook - right next to its' English translation. This makes learning - and remembering - the words a "snap"! 🎯 PLUS, there's plenty of space available to practice using the new words and phrases you've learned! (It's the practicing and actually USING your new vocabulary that will make you speak, read and write Japanese like a native in no time!) 🎯 The glossy cover is made to industry standards and designed to last. 🎯 LARGE 8 x10 size - Plenty of room for notes, yet fits in any backpack or other school book-bag. Take it wherever you go. 🎯 Not only is this notebook larger than all the others, it is a full 120 pages. 🎯 This composition book makes a great gift for any Japanese language student. Scroll up and grab YOUR copy of "Japanese Notes" RIGHT NOW!
Download or read book Notes in Japan written by Alfred Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Colloquial Japanese written by Noboru Inamoto and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 1972 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
