It is our national hobby to tinker with everything. Look at how we use cellular telephones, how we decorate them and manipulate them. And we keep making them smaller and more sophisticated. This is a problem. Rules and regulations still stand in the way of this flexible, adaptive process that I think Japanese are good at.
Japanese creativity performs best in a freely competitive environment.
This restrains the traditional Japanese willingness to experiment and adjust to new circumstances. Even the new mayor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, has turned to taxing banks to solve Tokyo's financial problems rather than doing the firing and cost-cutting that is essential to real recovery. Send us your feedback via email or form . All Rights Reserved.