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How Japanese engineers and factory teams work, decide, and communicate.

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People & CultureJapanese Engineer Career Path: Hiring, Rotation, TenureHow Japanese manufacturing engineers are hired and grow: graduate hiring, OJT, job rotation, seniority pay, lifetime employment, and what is changing.Oct 24, 2026People & CultureWorking With Japanese Engineers: Nemawashi and Ho-Ren-SoWhy Japanese partners reply slowly and decide outside meetings: nemawashi, ho-ren-so, ringi, and kento shimasu, with practical moves and email templates.Oct 23, 2026People & CultureSkills Transfer in Japanese Plants: Shokunin to Ginou KenteiHow Japanese plants pass skills from retiring veterans: tacit vs. explicit knowledge, planned OJT, the ginou kentei test, and a transfer plan template.Oct 22, 2026People & CultureSkill Matrix Template: Rikiryo-hyo Japanese Customers AuditBuild a skill matrix (rikiryo-hyo) that passes Japanese customer audits: 5 steps, 4 skill levels, a copyable template, and an ISO 9001 7.2 checklist.Oct 22, 2026People & CultureJapanese Factory Departments: Who Is Who and Whom to AskLearn who does what in a Japanese factory: 12 roles from design to QA and production control, whom to ask about each issue, and how to read job titles.Oct 22, 2026People & CultureTWI Job Instruction: How Japanese Plants Run OJT in 4 StepsLearn TWI Job Instruction as Japanese plants use it for OJT: job breakdown sheets, kyusho key points, the 4 steps, sign-off criteria, and a checklist.Oct 22, 2026People & CultureSeisan Gijutsu: Japanese Production Engineering ExplainedLearn what seisan gijutsu (production engineering) does in Japanese manufacturers, how it differs from seizo gijutsu and maintenance, and what to ask.Oct 22, 2026People & CulturePlant Manager Role in a Japanese Plant: Duties and KPIsLearn what a Japanese plant manager (kojo-cho) decides, the KPIs they track, their legal safety role, and how to escalate an issue to them.Oct 22, 2026