industry in the 1970s and 1980s, remains surprising. What was going on in Japan at the time, and to some extent continues today …, remains largely hidden. The aim of this paper is to expose one source of Japan’s influential competitive advantage – the human …’s visible hand remains alive and well, but critical drivers of its success in Japan and Toyota were largely invisible to the …

Purpose – This paper sets out to explain the poor nature of industrial relations in Meiji Japan (1868-1911), especially … accepted assumption used in many management (and other) studies on Japan, namely, that Neo-Confucianism was institutionalized … in Tokugawa Japan (1603-1867), is distorted. Second, we find that the poor nature of labor relations in Meiji Japan can …

The author examines the industry, little known in the West, which produces European‐style wine in Japan. The technique … of wine‐ making came to Japan from China approximately 1,200 years ago and it is known that by the end of the 12th … was introduced into Japan in the 16th century when Catholic missionaries from Portugal introduced red wine for sacramental …

Describes briefly the measures taken by Japan as part of the fight against terrorism; Japan was a founding member of …

countermeasures by the Japanese police. Findings – In Japan, there are more than 80,000 regular or associate Yakuza gang members …