The concept of obedience in Japan is as ancient as its people. Up until the mainstream introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism into Japanese society by the scholarly Japanese Regent Shotoku within the Seventh Century AD the Japanese people made up an isolated and primitive agrarian society. Japan’s people were fragmented by its mountainous terrain and many islands, and its culture isolated by the stormy Sea of Japan from the Asian mainland. As with all primitive societies successful group dynamics were essential for survival and this tended to be based upon isolated communities working together in remote valleys for rice cultivation and hunting and in coastal areas where fishing predominated. Hierarchy was dependent upon each community and the individual strengths and weaknesses of its participants like everywhere else.
English as the Official Language in Japanese Businesses
An increasing number of Japanese businesses are adopting English as their official language within specialized departments, marking a significant shift from the past when…