tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992764823300241234.post8744489684856764484..comments2023-10-30T22:14:00.538+09:00Comments on Going on Rails: Why are Japanese white-collar workers inefficient?Eiji Sakai a.k.a. elm200http://www.blogger.com/profile/07259027018805783593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992764823300241234.post-51617705801570088182011-03-25T13:08:51.938+09:002011-03-25T13:08:51.938+09:00Hi Mr. Eiji we would like to deeply share the cond...Hi Mr. Eiji we would like to deeply share the condolence from the bottom of our heart to You, your family and especially to family of victims caused by that natural disaster. We strongly believe Japan will overcome and recover from this tragedy very soon. <br /><br />Please accept, our deep sincere condolence. <br /><br />Sincerely yours<br />Sussan & Nikoomanesh Family<br />Iran,TehranSussan Nikoomaneshhttp://r.nikoomanesh@hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992764823300241234.post-13432550809996107352010-07-27T13:03:49.284+09:002010-07-27T13:03:49.284+09:00Hello,
Absolutely fascinating to read your posts....Hello,<br /><br />Absolutely fascinating to read your posts. Because they are exactly the thoughts that me and my colleagues are sharing about Japan.<br /><br />I am an international student in my fifth year in Japan and attending one of the most prestigious universities (or so called) in Japan. Me and my other fellow international students discuss this issue of Japan very regularly. We all love Japan and want it to be in the forefront. But unfortunately, because of stubbornness of the Japanese society (especially the older generation who are the CEOs and presidents of big companies) Japan is fastly becoming irrelevent in the tech world. Which is sad, but I don't see Japan able to revert it, or reclaim their throne.<br /><br />One example I can give you is Softbank. Japanese people have a bad taste about Softbank. Professors in my university say they would never buy a Softbank mobile. They stick to Docomo. They think Softbank is not Japanese-ish. In my opinion, Softbank, or Masaoyoshi Son is exactly the kind of companies and CEOs Japan needs if it is to have any hope of coming out of this self-dug hole.<br /><br />But it wont happen. Not just the Japanese people, but also the Japanese govt. is doing wha they can to stop people like Masayoshi from coming up. Japan deserves to go down for their attitude. For their unwillingness to change. <br /><br />I loved Japan so much. I wanted to find a job here and live here. Not anymore. It's risky to be here. Japan would collapse. Not soon. But eventually if they keep this attitude and let South Korea and China and Taiwan walk all over them.<br /><br />Thank you for doing this. It's nice to see some people really recognize this problem and voice about it. But on how many ears does this voice land on? Probably not many. Because many people simply refuse to accept there's a problem or they simply don't have time to think about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992764823300241234.post-75112821713417131902010-06-24T15:48:48.188+09:002010-06-24T15:48:48.188+09:00Hello Eiji-san,
I saw your Japanese blog. I think...Hello Eiji-san,<br /><br />I saw your Japanese blog. I think that Japanese companies are now at the cross road. I heard the news about Japanese companies such as Rakuten that are going to make English as their official language. I think it is a natural and positive move. For global companies that happened be founded in Japan, it doesn’t make much sense to use a minor language such as Japanese as their official language. I hope that the change will trigger the much needed reforms to their inefficient status quo.<br />I suspect that Japanese executives also want to reduce the head counts of their non-globally competitive middle aged workers (so called “non working rich”) by using the move. To attract young and talented foreign workers they need to offer competitive salaries. The easy way to free up the money is to reduce a number of these expensive middle aged workers. Sun Tzu will be proud. ;-)<br />After all, there is no turning back from globalization. Whether Japanese people like it or not globalization continues. Some Japanese companies rightly recognized that they have no choice but to adapt to globalization of their businesses. The next ten years will be interesting. It is said that Japan will have financial crisis in 5 to 10 years due to the ballooning public debt. The crisis will give Japan a rare opportunity to restructure its economy. Otherwise it will take decades to have any significant change there.<br /> <br />Andy M.AndyMnoreply@blogger.com