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Research Proposal: How knowledge of Japan's religious history, art and folk stories can give insights into doing business in Japan?
Introduction
Japanese Culture, symbols and religious myths “are like the lenses in a pair of glasses in the sense that they are not things people see when they look at the World, they are the things they see with” (Bennet 1980:167)It is very important to understandthat Japanese culture , arts, traditions , religion and knowledge are the basic components of everyday perception in the Japanese lifestyle. In order to have a successful business with the Japanese, their mindset must be understood.
In this work I explain how the culture has a big impact in the way of doing Business in Japan.
Body
Today’s Japanese religion is a coexistence of Buddhism andShintoism. However, it has not always been in this way. There are some elements in Japanese culture such as empathy, trust, sincerity and most important harmony (“ha”) that can explain the relationship in both religions.
Shinto or “ way of gods” is the native religion in Japan. This religion worship “kamis” or “deities” that are associated with natural forces. Today, this religion takes care ofdaily life aspects, and most of Japanese participate in Shinto shrines. A very interesting aspect I found was that even in religion, there are some differences between Man and woman in Japan. For example, Baby boys visit first the Shinto shrine on the 32 days after birth, whereas girls go one day after. ( Obayashi Taryo, 1995)
Furthermore, Japanese people used to make rituals and prayers whenthe rice seedlings were planted out to ward off devil spirits. By that time, there was a procedure that Japanese believed it was necessary to make things right.
In addition to this, Shinto’s major intellectual concern is the difference between impurity and purity. Purity can be reached by proper conduct, special purifying actions such as ablutions in cold water. These differences are veryimportant in Japanese culture and they tend to affect all areas of life. (Hendry 1986;1987)
These ideas affect in business. Japanese will make efforts for the clients. Japanese like things to be done in the right way. Actions and products should be perfected, this can be achieved by effort, and these perfection and effort are both desirable and achievable. This can be seen very easily in everydayJapanese products, from the product itself to the wrapping. In Japanese culture, presentation is very important. Therefore, in business as well.
Moreover, Shinto shrines are very important in Japanese life. Most shrines are autonomous. This implies the needs for at least a minimal level of organization and managerial skills. Furthermore, there is at least one Shinto festival per year, whichincludes activities that are administrated by volunteering groups. Their performance is measured against the performance of previous festivals. Therefore, succeed is dependent on proper internal Management and accounting and coordinating efforts with other groups. This is a description of any business. Also, in Shinto shrines exist the “hansei kai” where each group analyses and criticizes its ownperformance, and alternative methods are proponed. This is reported to the household or to the owner of the shrine. There are about 500,00 to 1,000,000 shrines in Japan. This means that a lot of Japanese are familiar with managerial skills and this unique type of organization. It is very interesting to see how management in Shinto shrines are very similar in Japanese business.
Secondly, Buddhismwas introduced to Japan and it came into contact with Shinto. This created a transformation in both religions. By that time, Buddhism was controlled by the government and not by the common people as it was in India. This is a very important fact, because since that time the vertical administration was notorious. This type of administration was also seen in different arts, such as music, where...