nship since World War II because the u.S. has failed to study the Japanese character and culture as the Japanese have studied the American culture and character.
Perhaps the most unique aspect of Japanese culture is its ability to adapt to profound internal and external changes while at the same time maintaining its cultural identity. One of the reasons for this simultaneous flexibility and integrity is the Japanese "sense of responsibility to the various groups to which they belong--their country, their company and so on. Paradoxically, this helps to account for their drive and efficiency" (Christopher 51). This sense of responsibility to the group or groups serves as the glue of Japanese culture in the face of inevitable change. Unlike Americans, the Japanese connect success with their group and believe that "individual gratification is possible only in a group context" (Christopher 70).
Japanese education is far less provincial than that
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