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Jiro, like Yukio Shakunaga, begins his work at “the source.” He goes to the fish market to find the best tuna; Shakunaga goes to the mountains to find the best porcelain. When they get down to work, both become one with the object they are creating. This unity with the object that they reach in a state of flow takes on special meaning in Japan, whe
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respected Tanchiu Koji Terayama, director of Hitsu Zendo. The English translation of his book’s title is Zen and the Art of Calligraphy (transl. by John Stevens; Penguin Group, 1983).
Sato,Shozo • Shodo: The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy, Learn the Wisdom of Zen Through Traditional Brush Painting
Suzuki Umetarō (1874–1943),
Hiromi Mizuno • Science for the Empire: Scientific Nationalism in Modern Japan
zaibatsu (shinkō koncherun) represented by Ayukawa Gisuke’s Nissan Zaibatsu,
Hiromi Mizuno • Science for the Empire: Scientific Nationalism in Modern Japan
when workers follow standards and do the job right, the customer
Masaaki Imai • Gemba Kaizen
The Japanese distinguish between atarimae hinshitsu and miryokuteki hinshitsu. The former describes what the customer expects a product or service to do.
Dr. David Lewis • The Brain Sell: How the new mind sciences and the persuasion industry are reading our thoughts, influencing our emotions, and stimulating us to shop
The Japanese distinguish between atarimae hinshitsu and miryokuteki hinshitsu. The former describes what the customer expects a product or service to do.