How to Manage Your Subordinates in Japan?
What do you do to manage your subordinates? Do you give them a hard time? Or do you take a different approach? In this article, I will explain the subordinate management methods that have recently been adopted in Japan. Do Not Scare Or Intimidate Your Subordinates. There is a phrase “rule by fear.” I hate this phrase […]
To Become a Leader in Japan (3): Bringing out the Talents of Your Subordinates
Can You Manage Talents of Your Subordinates in Japan? Those in supervisory positions who work hardest to develop the talents of those working under them are the ones who will rise most steadily in the ranks of an organization. A supervisor in charge of people whose work is steadily growing and improving is one who […]
To Become a Leader in Japan (2): Corporate Growth Equals Human Growth
Many foreigners or non-Japanese in Japan plan to work in Japan for a few years and then return to their home country. On the other hand, there are those who want to live in Japan for a long time and eventually get a permanent residence or Japanese citizenship. There are also people who want to […]
To Become a Leader in Japan (1): Problem-solving Is Your Job
Many foreigners or non-Japanese in Japan plan to work in Japan for a few years and then return to their home country. On the other hand, there are those who want to live in Japan for a long time and eventually get a permanent residence or Japanese citizenship. There are also people who want to […]
Working As an English Teacher in Japan: Inside Japan’s English Conversation Schools
The Truth About Japan’s English Conversation Schools By Erik Tielking This wasn’t supposed to happen. Nova Corporation, my employer for ten years in Japan, operated the nation’s largest chain of English conversation schools, or eikaiwa gakkō. It had been listed on the JASDAQ stock market since 2004. At its peak in 2005 it had 994 branches, […]
Japan’s Family, Shop, and Company Precepts (Rules) throughout History of Japan
Japanese Companies Missions and Visions and Precepts When you establish a business, it is important to also clearly establish the basic precepts that underlie the business and how you plan to conduct it. Indeed, many companies operating in today's world have clearly defined business precepts. Looking back through history, you find that the old Japanese […]
Communication Kaizen in Japanese Business
What is Kaizen? By P. Pringle After several challenging years of global recession, manufacturing is beginning to recover in the Midwest where I live. Recently, large US companies have been hiring Japanese productivity consultants to work with their factory teams on gemba kaizen (factory floor productivity) activities. The Japanese experts have had many years of […]
Japanese High-tech Hourglass Helps in Disaster Recovery
A consortium called the “SUWA plus-minus 5 Microns Team,” made up of Suwa Glass Village, Komatsu Seiki Kosakusho Co., Ltd., Hotel Beniya and others, announced the design, creation and marketing of an elegant new hourglass, the first product to be launched under the SUWA brand. SUWA is the name of a large lake and nearby […]
The TRUTH About MOM GENERATIONS in Japan
By D. McCaughan Diverse Values of Japanese Mothers Born in Between 1970-74 and 1980-84 We talked to mothers born in 1970-74 and 1980-84. Keep in mind that the latter basically don’t remember the bubble years. They are the generation that embraced the “loose sock” fashion, fell in love with purikura, a photo sticker booth, and […]
Kojiki: the Oldest History Book in Japan
Read Kojiki to Understand Japan and Japanese World's Longest Dynasty: Do you know that Japan is called "the only country in the world with a single dynasty"? This refers to the fact that there have been 126 generations of emperors, up to the present emperor, with one line of succession for 2,700 years. There is […]