Japan cares about quality above all else. The bigger the company, or the more rooted the culture of a company, the more risk avert they will be to the determent of innovation. Think about Japanese innovations. How many can you count? Did you count Walkman by Sony? How about the Bullet Trains? What else?
"After all Sony's Walkman, which revolutionized how people listened to music, was introduced back in 1979. The bullet train entered service in 1964, which was around the same time that Toto introduced its first high-tech toilet. Since then, though, "game-changing" products have been difficult to come by. So is Japan's innovation dead?"
Japanese government recently has started investing in innovation again. Prime Minister Abe came to Stanford and transported Biodesign to Japan for example. He has been trying to boost innovation.
"the Government of Japan is doing everything it can to encourage various players, including start-ups and “hidden gems” among small- and medium-sized enterprises, to come up with brand-new and innovative ideas, to provide the world with solutions."
Japan still values age and gender above efficacy and productivity. Japan is ranked 114th country with gender equality in 2017.
Japan's belief in harmony, in obedience, and in acceptance of their situation, has borderline made them a nation with fixated vision of life.
"The Japanese people are very strong believers of the fact that one should never attempt to do anything beyond or below their status and they have implemented this belief in their corporate culture also by drawing strict lines by defining functionalities & scope of each and every designation or position in the organizations." https://www.hierarchystructure.com/japanese-business-hierarchy/
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