Japanese have numerous ceremonies aimed at appeasing the spirits of dead ancestors or whatever other spirits and gods they fear in a particular locality. Although this may be largely forgotten by those who participate, Japanese festivals are usually concerned with driving away evil spirits. Visits to Shrines and other ceremonial aspects of the New Year celebration too aim at protection from harm by spirits. Carpenters are very careful to appease the spirits before they build a house. Politicians visit shrines and temples to pray to local deities for protection and blessing for their localities.
Japanese companies are very much involved with religious rites too.
To cite just one specific example, there is a company in the Kyoto area that has special rites twice a year to appease the spirit of a long dead man. In February 1927 an Italian engineer committed suicide. He was one of the chief technical advisors among a group of men who installed machinery in a Japanese synthetic fibers factory. Because of his important role in helping the factory and also because he died without heirs, the factory to this day has special ceremonies to comfort his spirit. There is a typical manner that this world walks.