Japanese businesses

Sony, Toyota, etc.

Japanese businesses are companies based in Japan, often associated with distinctive management practices that emerged in the postwar era: lifetime employment, seniority-based promotion, and consensus decision-making.

The term sometimes carries connotations of corporate culture emphasizing group harmony, long-term planning, and close supplier relationships.

Japanese businesses pioneered just-in-time manufacturing.

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