It is also important for workers to stick to their side of the bargain. Some would say that this means Japan should become a contract society in the style of Europe and the United States. They would suggest that regulations governing such issues as wages and employment should be contract-based. Rather than transplanting the Western concept of contracts, it is important for Japan to build a society where keeping promises is considered important. In Europe and the United States, people's different linguistic, religious, and ethnic backgrounds increase the risk of misunderstanding.
Promises join partners who trust or wish to trust each other.
Partners in love or marriage do not make contracts. A promise is the strongest possible bond between two people. At great cost, the punishments and rules for maintaining the social fabric would have to be strengthened. On the other hand, the risk of guilt caused by breaking promises made between corporations and individuals could help to build a free and unrestrained society. Adults today bemoan the fact that young people have lost interest in politics and the economy.