Companies of Japan

Japanese companies work as a whole(corporate & social responsiblity) i.e for themselves & for the society simultaneously as comparable to american which work only to satisfy themselves 2. Japanese companies provide more job security & health benefits than american…

The Technological Transformation of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Rise of Militarism Introduction In merely a few decades following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the Imperial Japan transformed from a vulnerable country humiliated by unequal treaties, to a political, economic, and military power parallel to the Western countries. Since the Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean isolated the Japanese Archipelago from rest of the world, only the development of superior naval technology could enable…

The Japanese culture Japan well-known as the country that obviously has a unique cultural in the world. In fact, Japanese have been taught by generations that how good their culture is and something it is only they can understand or it can call ‘’nationalism’’. The Japanese culture (customs and communication) is so involve, it is very importance to understand about their culture, their attitudes and some basic values before doing business in Japan. Owing to the Japanese culture, it is…

SLIDE 2: The first relationship between Portugal and Japan started in 1543. The first explorers were Portuguese traders António Mota, Francisco Zeimoto and António Peixoto. When the Portuguese explorers arrived they landed in the southern archipelago of Japan. They were the first Europeans to discover Japan and established a relationship and trade with it. This was called the Nanban trade. The Portuguese and Japanese relationship and trade found the port of Nagasaki in 1571, through the deal of…

1. Introduction Nikon Corporation or as often just referred to as Nikon, is a Japanese transnational company that specializes in optics and imaging products such as still cameras, single-lens reflex cameras, camera lenses, binoculars, microscopes and many more. The company runs in four sections with one being imaging products, and the rest being precision equipment, instruments, and others (Market Publishers, 2015) The corporation’s headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan (Nikon Corporation,…

country’s culture and communication nature. Japan comes across as a country with high context culture. The context is stronger than the reason. They value interpersonal relationships, collectivist by nature and form stable and long-lasting relationships. The problem solving and decision making usually happens in groups. Also, the power distance dimension in the model is above average for Japan. Hence, it can be interpreted that Japanese people expect and believe that the power is distributed…

Politics When doing business in another country, it is very important to know and understand the politics, especially in a foreign country. There are four challenges in particular that stand out: 1. The North Korean nuclear threat 2. Japan–China tensions surrounding the Senkaku Islands. 3. The Japan and South Korea relations also further deteriorate after former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s visit to Takeshima. 4. Territory disputes over the East China Sea that has escalated…

Japan may be a small country who had a small role in the outcome of World War 1, but they still managed to do quite a bit for the Allied side, and when it came to the Paris Peace Conference, they had many demands. From helping Russia to demanding equality, their help will not be forgotten by those affected today. On August 15th, 1914, Japan sent Germany an ultimatum; evacuate Tsing-tau, disarm the warships, and hand the territory over. When Germany blatantly ignored their requests, war…

As a good example of companies that understand how important positive ethical behavior is, I would like to introduce Mitshui Sumitomo Insurance group(MSI). MSI is one of the largest insurance company in Japan and has expanded its global network among more than 40 countries in the world. Mitsui is one of the Japanese huge financial clique (which is famous as "Zaibatsu") and MSI is one of the main companies of the Mitsui clique. MSI basically offers property insurance for the companies and…

The economy of Japan grew rapidly in 1972 until 1989. It was known as the Japanese asset price bubble or Bubble Economy, which was represented high economic dominance of Japan. During the Bubble Economy, Japan was considered as rising force in the world of economy. Japan’s economic power was growing high to the point the whole world was paying attention to economy movement of Japan. However, it all went downhill in 1989, when the economic bubble disappeared. Then Japan entered whole era in 1989…