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Japanese Labor Relations And Legal Implications Of Their Possible Use In The United States, Marcia J. Cavens
Japanese Labor Relations And Legal Implications Of Their Possible Use In The United States, Marcia J. Cavens
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Current economic conditions have led many United States companies to search for ways of regaining competitive positions in international markets. Japan's enviable succes in international trade suggests several possible remedies, one of which is development of more harmonious labor-management relations. Some commentators have opposed the application of these cooperative labor practices in the United States, claiming that cultural differences are insurmountable. Japanese-style labor relations, however, have been implemented in the United States, either by conscious imitation, or though similar, domestically developed systems termed quality of worklife and participative management programs. Speculations about and experiments with Japanese labor relations have become …
An Overview Of The Japanese Legal System, Elliott J. Hahn
An Overview Of The Japanese Legal System, Elliott J. Hahn
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Trade between the United States and Japan is growing at such a rapid pace that it is incumbent on those involved in private international law to be well-versed in the Japanese legal system. This Article is inteded to be of service to one weeking an overview of that system. The basic lesson for the reader is that the legal system is that the legal system of Japan differs significantly from that of the United States. This difference arises from disparate views of Americans and Japanese as to the fundamental purpose of a legal system. Upon reflection, it is perhaps not …