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Japanese businessmen leave a commuter train station as they head to their offices in Tokyo, 12 May 2006
Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2008

Open quoteJapanese companies have used the silence of their loyal employees as a weapon in international competition.Close quote

  • KIYOTSUGU SHITARA
  • head of Tokyo Managers' Union, arguing that Japan's conservative business culture, which discourages employee dissent, has fueled profits at the expense of workers. Japanese "salarymen" are increasing suing their employers for unfair treatment
Photo: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO / AFP / Getty Images | Source: International Herald Tribune