... capita GDP had reached $19,920, 86 percent of the U.S. level. In the later 1990s Japan was wallowing in its longest recession dropping another 2.8 percent in 1998. In fiscal year 2001, GDP fell 0.5 percent on the back of weaker exports, flat domestic consumption and falling industrial production and investments. While unexpected GDP growth in the December 2002 quarter ... from the particular perspectives of the people involved. This practice is dramatically different from that of Japan. There is extremely high individualism in decision making, but one must follow company policy. Therefor...

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