Departments
More Categories: History, Society and Culture.
B u s i n e s s
Business History
BABURU KEIZAI (the bubble economy)
DEMINGU-SHO (Deming Prize-- all about Dr. Edwards Deming and his work in Japan)
HONDA (Honda)
OHNO TAIICHI (Taiichi Ohno)
TOYOTA (Toyota)
"Japanese-Style Management Techniques"
GO-ESU ("Five S")
HEIJUNKA ("levelization")
MUDA (waste)
NEMAWASHI (preparing the roots for planting)
SHIRYOO (data; references--includes information about problem-solving in a Japanese corporate setting)
TPS (Toyota Production System)
The Japanese Corporate Environment
ABURA O URU (to sell oil)
AISATSU-MAWARI (making the rounds of courtesy calls)
- AMA-KUDARI (descent from the heavens)
- AOTA-GAI (buying rice on the stalk)
ARUBAITO (part time work)
ATOGAMA (successor)
BOONASU (bonus)
CHOOREI (morning meeting)
DATSU-SARA (leaving the salaried life)
JOOSHI (boss)
KEIRETSU (keiretsu)
MADOGIWAZOKU ("the window seat tribe")
MEISHI (business card)
OL ("office lady")
RINGISHO (ringi-sho)
SHAYOO-ZOKU (the corporate business tribe)
SHIGEO SHINGO (Shigeo Shingo)
SHINNYUU SHAIN (new employee)
SHINTAI UKAGAI (informal resignation)
SHUKKOO SHAIN ("loan employee")
SHUUSHIN-KOYOO-SEI (the lifetime employment system)
SHUNTOO (spring offensive)
TENSHOKU (changing jobs)
ZANGYOO (overtime)
ZENERARISUTO (generalist)