Japan: An Analysis
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...