ind the Miracle

Everyday Life in Japan
The success of Japan's postwar economy has caused many in the west- to form a somewhat distorted pic- ture of the Japanese and their society. We envision a land populated almost exclusively by docile industrial workers and driven white-collar "salaryrnen," bound together by their unstinting loyalty to Japan, Inc.
What this picture ignores is the variety within Japa- nese society, a society that both sustains and is sus- tained by ancient cultural t...