Historical Dictionary of Japanese Business

(Hardback, Second Edition)

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Japan, although now listed as the worlds third-largest economy after that of the United States and China, has been too readily dismissed in the late 20th century as a spent force. This is as unfortunate as it is incorrect for a number of reasons. First, while the Peoples Republic of China. is indeed growing and its markets are expanding, an enormous amount of the impetus for development as well as logistical support is coming from large numbers of Japanese corporations operating in the PRC. Major Japanese enterprises such as Toyota, Sony, and Honda are already in China or are in the process of establishing a presence there. The export of Japanese technology remains an important contribution to Chinas development. The benchmark of product quality within Asia and in some areas beyond has been set by Japanese industrial standards. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Japanese Business contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 800 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, Japanese businesses, politics, and economy,. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Japanese Business.

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[T]he author includes at the beginning a quite valuable note on transliteration and Romanization of Japanese words and names. The author spent most of his career teaching in Japan prior to relocating to Scotland for his final working years and retirement there. During his career he served as consultant to several major Japanese corporations, and he continues his relationships in Japan. This subject is an area quite outside my fields of expertise so I approached the volume as a layman, as would most readers who consult it. From this perspective I found it quite interesting and insightful. * American Reference Books Annual *

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Stuart D.B. Picken taught at the International Christian University in Tokyo, served as director of the Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of Stirling, and then concluded his career as Graduate School Dean at the Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration. He is currently Chair of the Japan Society of Scotland. He is a recipient of the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Japanese government for pioneering research on Japan and for services to Japan-Scotland and Japan-U.K. relations for over three decades.