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IfyouthinkJapanshard-drinkingbusinesscultureisasdeadasthe

SonyBetamax,thinkagain.{{U}}{{U}}1{{/U}}{{/U}}Notonlyare

company-sponsoreddrinkingmarathonsback,sotooaresubsidized

dormsforsingleemployeesaswellascorporateoutingssuchashot­

springretreatsandannualvisitstothecompanyfoundersancestral

grave.〃Werealizedthatworkplacecommunicationwasbecoming

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nonexistent,explainshuman-resourcesmanagerShinjiMatsuyama,

whosecompany,AlpsElectric,spentseveralmilliondollarslastyear

tobringtogetherabout3,000workersforitsfirstcompanywide

undokai,ormini-Olympics,in14years.AccordingtoMatsuyama,the

sharedexperienceofplayingdodgeballandskippingrope〃helped

unitepeopleunderacommongoal.z，

ItsthatsenseofteamspiritandtogethernessthatmanyJapanese

corporationsaretryingtorevive.Agenerationago,collegegrads

enteredcompaniesenmasse,livedtogether,dranktogether,quite

oftenmarriedeachother,andretiredtogether.Thisclose-knit

corporateculture,whichwasvirtuallynationallaborpolicy,was

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widelycreditedforJapansrapideconomicrise.Butitallended

whenthecountrywentintoeconomicrecessioninthe1990s.{{U}}

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{{U}}2{{/U}}{{/U}}TheJapaneseequatedglobalismwithnotjust

theAmericanwayofbusiness,butwithrejectingtheirpast,〃says

JunIshida,CEOofTokyo-basedbusinessconsultancyWillPM.〃Nomore

drinkingsessions,nomorecompanyevents.Suddenlyitwasaboutthe

individualoutforhimselfandonly