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Not sure what you're asking for..... Most Japanese corporations are outgrowths of the old powerful family clan structures and even named after the families that spawned them.
Basically, they're *structured* somewhat like American corporations but the culture is more clan/feudal/oathbound. They took a lot of what a guy named Deming said in the mid-20th century to heart (and whupped up on US corporations that weren't listening to Deming's philosophy). Most of the recent problems they've had are a direct result of being *too much* like the short-sighted management and planning that plague American corporations. The decision to drop "lifetime employment" has damaged employee loyalty and left the government a mess in dealing with the laid-off labor pools that resulted (formerly they used a system somewhat like Intel Corp. has -- an internal labor pool for transitioning employees with an active task). Whatever... an answer to such an open-ended question could fill books and invite a lot of debate over the analysis.
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Interesting OSS (Office of Secret Services) report on Japanese culture during WW2. Uses alot of Japanese film as source material. Especially interesting is the part on ladder hierachy in Japanese society. Granted it's old and more than likely to be biased.
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I been looking at some videos about North Korea and Japan recently and found something interesting. It seems that North Korea is called Chosen(this was what Korea was called before) and South Korea is called Hanguk. Anyone knows why they are called like this?
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That's true. But in modern usage... Hanguk 韓國 means South Korea and Chosen 朝鮮 means North Korea. (I'm using Korean Chinese, Hanja for this.) Basically, it's just how each side wants to be called. Hanguk is a more modern term and reflects a sense of equality amongst all Koreans (One Korea) when unity is achieved under ROK. Chosen, on the other hand, is more historical, and represents DPRK's wish to return to the old united Korea. Bascially, both want unity, but in different structures.
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NK: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 SK: 大韓民国 The English name, Korea, comes from the ancient dynasty 高麗 (Goryo), and does not always suit to Korean people's own identity. |
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And I have another question that is more on topic, who would say is the most renown Japanese historical figure?
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And also, I would say that Eisaku Sato, the founder of the three non-nuclear principles is quite impressive as well. Of course, the answer to your question depends on the individual. |
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Also would Hideyoshi fit in that type of category?
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