Tatemae & Honne

The Globalization of

Japan

Suzanne T. BellJonathan B. CoxClifton G. GanyardIgor E. KlyukanovAnthony R. Paquin

Outline

History

Business Practices

Aesthetics

Communication

Research Tools

Nihon no RekishiNihon no Rekishi

History of JapanHistory of Japan

An Undiscovered Country?

Master NarrativeMysterious Orient

Isolation

Homogeneity

Nihonjinron

2 ThemesGlobal Connections

Social Conflict

Japan and the World

TokugawaChina, Dutch

MeijiPerry & Westernization

Imperial JapanMirror to the West?

Postwar JapanSecurity Treaty, Economic “Miracle”

Social ConflictTokugawa

Urbanization, Sangaku

Meiji RestorationSatsuma Rebellion, Democracy

Taisho in CrisisDemocracy, Socialism, Feminism, Modernism

Postwar JapanAMPO, Miike, Vietnam, Tokyo U., Narita

1989, End of the “Shining Peace”

Death of Showa (Shining Peace)Ascension of Heisei (Attaining Peace)

Economic Bubble Burst

The Japanese “Disease”?Materialism, Birthrate, Education

Global Power?Okinawa, Article 9

Nihonteki Keiei

Japanese Style Japanese Style ManagementManagement

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Productivity Boom

The 4 Sacred Treasures

KaizanConstant Improvement

Kanban-hoshiki, etc.JIT Inventory, Taguchi Method, SQC

Wa & Gambare!!!Harmony & “Don’t give up!”

Ouichi’s Theory Z Organizations

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“Z” Japanese Organization

Ijime & Karoshi Bullying & Death from overwork

Dark Side of Kanban-hoshiki, etc.

Kaizan?

The 4 Lost Treasures

Productivity growth: A Closer Look

Nihon no Bikan

Japanese Aesthetics: Japanese Aesthetics: An IntroductionAn Introduction

Ikebana

The Principles of 3D Design in Living Materials

The Japanese Artist/Craftsman

Beauty & Perfection in the Simple

Japanese Joinery & Woodcraft

Applications in Architecture & Furniture

The Japanese Garden & …

Contmporary Installation Art

Isamu Noguchi

The Man & His Legacy

Contemporary Japanese Sculptors:

A Short Survey

Japan As/And the OtherJapan As/And the Other

Breaking the (Invisible) WallBreaking the (Invisible) Wall

Japan and the Other:The Communication Problem

The “lies” and the “evasive” Japanese style. Focus: Culture and communication.Nihonjinron as discourse on Japaneseness.Kokusaika as challenge to Nihonjinron.“Kokusaika:”

Effort to place a nation that has its own identity and unique culture in the international framework.

Reason for Nihonjinron and Kokusaika: searching for an identity caused by the encounter with the Other.

“Kaikoku”: Opening the Door

First kaikoku: Meiji RestorationModernization and military build-up

Result: Economic and military

Second kaikoku: 1945-1980sDemocratization and demilitarization

Result: Political and social

Kokusaika: Mission Accomplished?

Cultural and communication barriers as the foremost impediments to Japan’s kokusaika:

Stereotypes:

Other cultures’ stereotypes of Japan.

Japan stereotypes of the Other.

Prejudice:

Other cultures’ prejudices toward Japan.

Japanese prejudices toward the Other.

Breaking the (Invisible) Wall

Oe’s 1994 Nobel Prize acceptance speech: “Ambiguous Japan and I”

Third Kaiku: “Kokoro no kokusaika:”Internationalization of the mind.

Cultural knowledge and communication skills as keys to successful interactions between Japan and the world.

Toshokan

Globalization &

Information Access

University of Guam

Website

Map

LibraryMission

Orientation

Library of Congress

Periodicals

Regional Map

Periodicals

Serials

Magazines

Academic Journals

Globalization & Technology

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Electronic Databases

World Wide Web

ResourcesList of readings (handout)

List of websites

What I’m Taking Home

Enhanced regional perspective

SDSU Japan resources

Collection development

Displays

Handout

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