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Japan... Nippon... The


Land of the Rising
Sun....
Ceograpuicai locatiou
Iapan is an isIand counliv in Lasl Asia.
AppioxinaloIv 4OOO isIands foin logolhoi Iapan
Localod in lho Iacific Ocoan, Iios lo lho oasl of lho Soa of
Iapan, RopulIic of China, Noilh Koioa, Soulh Koioa,
Russia and Taivan aio lho noighloiing counliios.
Tho Iaigosl isIands aio Honshu, Hokkaido, Kvushu and
Shikoku, logolhoi accounling foi 97 of Iapan's Iand
aioa.
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Gnvcrnmcnt IaiIianonlaiv vilh conslilulionaI
nonaichv
!rImc MInIstcr Naolo Kan (oIoclod Iun 2O1O)
mcrni Akihilo
,It, Tokvo
!nu,tInn 127,O78,679 (IuIv 2OO9 osl.)
GD! 4.34 TiiIIion (2OO8)
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ndustrIcs Consunoi oIoclionics, noloi vohicIos,
nachino looIs, slooI, and nonfoiious nolaIs
nrts Moloi vohicIos, soniconduclois, and offico
nachinoiv
rIcuturc Rico, sugai lools, vogolalIos, fiuil, poik,
fish
urrcncv Yon
Ifc cct,ncv Avoiago 82, MaIo 78.8, IonaIo 85.6
GD! cr ,It, $33,8OO
Itcr,cv R,tc 99
&ncmnvmcnt R,tc 4
S1OKY
l is gonoiaIIv loIiovod lhal Iapan vas foundod in 66O
C, vilh lho fiisl onpoioi, Iinnu.
Iapan is gioalIv infIuoncod lv Koioa and china in
cuIluio and nanagononl.
Wilh lho hoIp of lho Iaokcho kingdon in Koioa,
Chinoso viilings voio usod in Iapan. uddhisn, aIong
vilh ils piiosls, inagos, sciipluios, olc., aio inpoilod
duiing lhis poiiod fion Koioa.
Using China's conliaIizod govoinnonl nodoI, Iapan
diaflod lhoii fiisl conslilulion, vhich oslalIishod couil
officiaIs on a hioiaichv.
S1OKY
n 71O, Naia locano lho capilaI and in 794 lho inpoiiaI
iosidonco vas novod lo Kvolo and ionainod lho capilaI
unliI 1868 and n 1868,Tokvo locano lho capilaI of
Iapan.
Tho nodoin oia of Iapan slailod fion 1868 onvaids .
Tho pionooi of lhis oia vas Lnpoioi Moiji, his iuIo
naiks lho loginning of nanv poIilicaI, sociaI, and
niIilaiv iofoins in Iapan.
Tho Iiisl Conslilulion Of Iapan vas viillon duiing lhis
poiiod.
ei}i ]apau looks Vest
ovl. aggiossivoIv puisuod Wosloin idoas
Loadois liavoIod lo Luiopo
V Aucd ou indus|ru and ncdcrniza|icn
Iapan quickIv sol oul lo inilalo
V carcd ocing dcnina|cd ou cccncnic and ni|i|aru s|rcng|n
V Tncrc is nc c|ncr uau |c prcscrtc cur indcpcndcncc cxccp|
|nrcugn |nc adcp|icn cf lcs|crn citi|iza|icn.
Lnpoioi slailing voaiing vosloin niIilaiv unifoin
AduIls pIavod goIf and lasolaII
couomic oderuizatiou
n lho Moiji poiiod, Ioadois inauguialod a nov Wosloin-
lasod oducalion svslon foi aII voung poopIo
Tho govoinnonl aIso luiIl iaiIioads, inpiovod ioads,
and inauguialod a Iand iofoin piogian lo piopaio lho
counliv foi fuilhoi dovoIopnonl
Laid gioundvoik foi nodoin ocononv
Wosl = piivalo conpanios, IillIo hoIp fion govl.
Iapan = govl. slailod conpanios and lhon soId lo piivalo
socloi foi choap
Tho dovoIopnonl of lanking and ioIianco on lank
funding havo loon al lho conlio of Iapanoso ocononic
dovoIopnonl
couomic Couditious
uiing WoiId Wai , Iapan usod lho alsonco of lho
vai-loin Luiopoan conpolilois on lho voiId naikol lo
advanco ils ocononv, gonoialing a liado suipIus .
v lho Ialo192Os, nanufacluiing and nining conliilulod
23 of I, conpaiod vilh 21 foi aII of agiicuIluio.
Tianspoilalion and connunicalions had dovoIopod lo
suslain hoavv indusliiaI dovoIopnonl.
n lho 193Os, lho Iapanoso ocononv suffoiod Ioss
fion lho ioal opiossion lhan nosl indusliiaIizod
nalions, oxpanding al lho iapid ialo of 5 of I
poi voai.
couomic Couditious
COUN1kY GDI[copi|o, 1985$
u.8. 5=0
1AlAN =
JAlWAN =2
kOk|A 2=
CulNA l8
Conpaiison of I poi capila lolvoon Lasl-Asian Nalions and lho U.S. in 1935
Vorid Var
1u=8 HIROSHIMA NAOASAKHI BOMB BLAS1 PIt1LRE
1ue .|termatu
1 vook afloi alonic lonls, Iapan suiiondois.
ofoal ciippIod Iapanoso ocononv.
Iapanoso cilios voio sovoioIv hil lv aii allacks
25 of facloiios and 2O of housos voio
dosliovod.
Tho lolaI cosl of phvsicaI danago vas aInosl
lvico lho vhoIo of lho NI of lho fiscaI voai.
couomic iracie
Afloi indopondonco in 1952, Iapan oxpoiioncod 3
docados of ocononic giovlh.
Iocusod iosouicos on ocononic giovlh (Ioss on
dofonso).
n lho nid 5Os ocononic pioduclion incioasod 155
fion piovai IovoIs.
196Os
V Woikois vagos incioasod
V Consunois had $ lo spond
V usinoss piospoiod
Coutiuued couomic Success
Cors
V l950. prouccou ooly l,593 cors
V l99. prouccou 2,ll,=99
V Worlu's 3
ru
loroost prouccor oI cors
lor Coplto locoo
V l958. $28=
V l98. $l,l22
l90-l99
V Wooos locroosou by l0% ooco yoor
Crovtu iu0s aud 0s
Lxpoil ocononv had loon gioving foi lvo docados
V 197Os and 198Os gainod voiId doninanco
V 197O $19 liIIion oxpoils
V 1989 $27O liIIion oxpoils
1981 7O of voiId conpuloi chip naikol
V Adaplod fion US
1989 25 of cais nanufacluiod voiId vido
V Ovoi 2 niIIion noio lhan US (8.8 lo 6.8 niIIion)
1982 iosoaichois piodiclod Iapan vouId havo highosl
ioss NalionaI pioducl lv 2OOO
V Roachod niIoslono in 1991
1945 -Tokyo city devastated by war Tokyo city - 2010
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"uaiit Coutroi
Occupalion oxpoils lioughl quaIilv conlioI lo Iapanoso
ndusliios
SlalislicaI sanpIing lo chock quaIilv of finishod pioducls
Cioalod vavs lo havo voikois chock quaIilv duiing
nanufacluiing piocoss
lol90 tocooloco oI ocollty cootrol clrclos wos
lotrouccou
V 8oll orocps oI soop Iloor wor|ors ooltorou oou lprovou toolr
owo proucctlvlty
"uaiit Coutroi
Iiovai
V Iapanoso pioducls considoiod shoddv and choap
Ioslvai
V Conconlialod on pioducls lhal ioquiiod high quaIilv
Canoias, valchos, iadios, TV, oIoclionics,
appIiancos
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LILTML LMILOYMLNT
CONTNUOUS TRANN
SLNORTY SYSTLM
LMIHASS ON ROUI WORK
THL WORKLRS COMILNSATON SYSTLM
LCSON MAKN
l1 llOY`1
Managononl Tiainoos aio iociuilod diioclIv fion coIIogos lv
conducling conpolilivo oxaninalions .
f lhov suivivo a six-nonlh piolalionaiv poiiod vilh lho
conpanv, aio oxpoclod lo slav vilh lho conpanios foi lhoii
voiking caioois.
LnpIovoos aio nol disnissod lhoioafloi on anv giounds,
oxcopl foi spocific lioachos of olhics.
Ioinanonl onpIovoos aio hiiod as gonoiaIisls, nol as
spociaIisls foi spocific posilions.
A nov voikoi is nol hiiod locauso of anv spociaI skiII oi
oxpoiionco, ialhoi lho individuaIs inloIIigonco, oducalionaI
lackgiound, and poisonaI alliludos and alliilulos aio cIosoIv
oxaninod.
CO`1`OS 1K.``C
On onloiing a Iapanoso coipoialion, lho nov onpIovoo
viII liain fion six lo lvoIvo nonlhs in oach of lho fiins
najoi officos oi divisions.
Thus, vilhin a fov voais a voung onpIovoo viII knov
ovoiv facol of conpanv opoialions, knovIodgo vhich
aIIovs conpanios lo lo noio pioduclivo.
n Iapanoso nanagononl liaining is a conlinuos piocoss,
il doos nol ond afloi achioving a pailicuIai skiII oi
posilion
S`OK1Y SYS1
Sonioiilv is doloininod lv lho voai an onpIovoos cIass
onlois lho conpanv.
Iiovido piiviIogos lo oIdoi onpIovoos vho havo loon
lhoio foi a Iong lino.
Iionolion and vago incioasos aio lasod on onpIovoos
Ionglh of soivico in lho conpanv, nol jol poifoinanco.
Monlois of lho sano giadualing cIass usuaIIv slail vilh
siniIai saIaiios, and saIaiv incioasos and pionolions
oach voai aio gonoiaIIv unifoin.
l.SS O` CKOl VOKK
A lask is nol assignod lo an individuaI: insload
sovoiaI lasks aio assignod lo a gioup
vhich consisls of a snaII nunloi of poopIo aio
lioalod Iiko faniIv nonlois.
Woikois considoi lho conpanv as a connunilv
vhich lhov loIong lo and considoi il as an
inpoilanl pail of lhoii Iifo.
1ue Vorkers Compeusatiou Sstem
Iapanoso conpanv shaio piofil fion conpanv oquaIIv
anong lho voikois.
onoiaIIv 1/3 of lho lolaI annuaI conponsalion is paid in
lho foin of soni-annuaI lonus duiing lho liadilionaI
giflgiving soasons al nidvoai.
uiing lho Ialloi pail of lho voikois caioois, anolhoi
vooding lakos pIaco, as onIv lho losl voikois aio soIoclod
foi accoIoialod advancononl inlo uppoi nanagononl.
Iapanoso conpanios piovido sulslanliaI lonofils such as
faniIv housing and lianspoilalion aIIovancos,
schoIaiships foi onpIovoos chiIdion, and Iov-inloiosl
housing Ioans olc
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rocp uoclsloo o|loo otoou ls Iollowou lo 1opoo
wolco ls popclorly |oowo os too kinqi sys|em .
lo klool systo, octoorlty Ior uoclsloo ls oot ot oll
spoclIlou
No sloolo loulvlucol ls scpposou to to|o uoclsloos
ov oes Kiugi Sstem Vork
lrst, o popor ls proporou oo too scbjoct couor
coosluorotloo
Joot popor ls clrcclotou to oll coocoroou
Oo rocolpt oI too popor too roclploot sloos lt wlto
cooots
Joo popor ovootcolly rooco too top oo lo too
orooolzotloo oou oo wlll oIIl too opprovol stop
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(5|ng|e M|nute
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Cua||ty
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Lean
roduct|on
ka|zen
(Cont|nuous
Improvement)
1LCnNICUL5
Coutiuuous mproemeut Kuizcn)
Tho Iapanoso iofoi lo conlinuous inpiovononl as
kaizon
kaizon noans lo sliivo ioIonlIossIv lo incioaso quaIilv,
officioncv and offoclivonoss in aII aioas of Iifo incIuding
poisonaI, faniIv, sociaI, and voik.
cv ccmcnts nf ,Izcn aio quaIilv, offoil, invoIvononl
of aII onpIovoos, viIIingnoss lo chango, and
connunicalion.
Sono of lho slalislicaI looIs usod in lho conlinuous
inpiovononl cvcIo incIudo 1.Hislogians, 2. pio chails
3. ConlioI chails and 4. Scalloi diagians. Ioi o.g.
Rogiossion and CoiioIalion AnaIvsis.
Coutiuuous mproemeut Ccie
leau lroductiou
Loan is aloul doing noio vilh Ioss Ioss lino, invonloiv,
spaco, Ialoi, and nonov.
Loan Iioduclion lho svslonalic oIininalion of vaslo -
ovoipioduclion, vailing, lianspoilalion, invonloiv,
nolion, ovoi-piocossing, dofoclivo unils - and lho
inpIononlalion of lho concopls of conlinuous fIov and
cuslonoi puII.
oiivod noslIv fion Tovola Iioduclion Svslon
Oeriev o| leau lroductiou
Non-vaIuo addod aclivilios oi vaslo aio oIininalod
lhiough conlinuous inpiovononl offoils
Iocus on conlinuous inpiovononl of piocossos - ialhoi
lhan iosuIls - of lho onliio vaIuo chain
Conlinuous pioducl fIov is achiovod lhiough phvsicaI
ioaiiangononl and svslon sliucluio & conlioI
nochanisns
Jotol Ocollty Vooooooot
TOM noans oiganizod Kaizon aclivilios invoIving
ovoivono in a conpanv - nanagois and voikois - in a
lolaIIv svslonic and inlogialod offoil lovaid inpioving
poifoinanco al ovoiv IovoI.
l is lo Ioad lo incioasod cuslonoi salisfaclion lhiough
salisfving such coipoialo cioss-funclionaI goaIs as
quaIilv, cosl, schoduIing, nanpovoi dovoIopnonl, and
nov pioducl dovoIopnonl.
npIononling quaIilv conlioI offoclivoIv nocossilalos lho
coopoialion of aII poopIo in lho conpanv, incIuding lop
nanagononl, nanagois, supoivisois, and voikois in aII
aioas of coipoialo aclivilios
Scvcn Muin Icuturcs ol tlc 1Ot Movcmcnt in Juun
nm,nv-wIdc TOC, invoIving aII onpIovoos,
oiganizalion, haidvaio, and soflvaio.
duc,tInn ,nd Tr,InIn onphasis foi lop nanagononl,
niddIo nanagononl and voikois.
"u,Itv cnntrn (" cIrcc aclivilios lv snaII gioups of
voIunloois
T" ,udIts
AppIicalion of st,tIstIc, mcthnds
Conslanl iovision and ur,dIn nf st,nd,rds
N,tInn-wIdc TOC pionolion
SMED Singlc Minutc Exclungc ol Dic)
Joo oblllty to porIor ooy sotcp octlvlty lo o locto
or loss oI ocoloo or procoss uowotlo
too |oy to uoloo tols ls Iroocootly too copoblllty to
coovort lotorool sotcp tlo to otorool sotcp tlo
8loolo-ulolt sotcp
Ooo tocco ocooooo oI ulo (OJ|D)
$ fr,mcwnrk
5 8 ls o vory popclor coocopt lo 1opoooso
copoolos.
58'' ls o tool wlto 1opoooso roots, Ioccsou oo
Iostorloo oou scstololoo oloo ocollty oocso |ooploo.
Joo lst 8 stoous Ior $eiri (sortloo), 2ou 8 $ei|on
(orroooloo), 3ru 8 $eiso (cloooloo), =to 8 $eike|su
(olotololoo) oou too 5to 8 $i|suke (solI
ulsclplloo).
3Ms of Iapanoso
n Iapanoso Languago 3M is associalod vilh ioducing
vaslago and Iovoiing of Ioad duo lo inconsisloncv.
Mud, (w,stc - aclivilios and iosuIls lo lo oIininalod:
vilhin nanufacluiing Iiko, vailing , ovoipioduclion olc
Mur, - inconsisloncv
MurI - unioasonalIonoss
3M's ,rc -:
Just-In-1imc JI1)
just-ln-Tlme is a piocoss lioadIv ainod al incioasing
vaIuo-addod and oIininaling vaslo
l is a pioduclion schoduIing and invonloiv conlioI
lochniquo lhal caIIs foi anv ilon noodod al a pioduclion
opoialion - vholhoi iav naloiiaI, finishod ilon, oi
anvlhing in lolvoon, lo lo pioducod and avaiIalIo
piocisoIv vhon noodod, noilhoi a nononl oaiIioi noi a
nononl Ialoi.
IT vas dosignod al Tovola spocificaIIv lo cul vaslo in
pioduclion.
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