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Japan: An Analysis

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Japan: An Analysis Itabashi Rail   Introduction   A can of hot coffee comes from a vending machine that bows graciously as it delivers it. Japan tried to maintain its tribal uniqueness and asserting group- enforced social harmony, Japan also hoped to avert the invidious consequences of industrialization- especially the gap between rich and poor of which Karl Marx had waned. I f this is an economic race, whatever the contest might be, Japan seemed to be winning. It wowed us with its work ethic and impressed us with its relentless obsession for getting details right. The trains ran on time, the platforms were antiseptically clean. Japan has entered the club of the world’s wealthiest without the social baggage- the urban ghettos, the disaffected underclass, the plague of violence- the tormented Western society.  Waiting for Tran in Osaka Waiting for Train in Kyoto  I nnovation ten...

Analysis: Generation Y in Nepal & Ram

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Analysis: Generation Y in Nepal and Ram After reading an article titled “ Why Generation Y are Unhappy ” it made me think of my own country. As the post describes:  *Happiness = Reality – Expectations* What are generations? You can glance through the original post and get a gist of what most of my writing is going to be about. However this was done from a western perspective. The parents that were born in the 50’s (Baby Boomers) and their grandparents (G.I , greatest generations) were not in the category of this neo “Generation Y” or “Millennials” as most entrepreneurial are calling this free spirited animals.  Here is the brief timeline: Lost Generation > …. Baby Boomer Generation… > Generation Y (The Millennials) Unlike the western world we were on the backseat of the Great depression and World Wars (Gurkhas, were proactive. If you need, Google them). What I mean is that it’s always the older generations that determines the world we live...