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Kondo Daisuke, A Rational Man of Japan

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Kondo Daisuke, A Rational Man of Japan


             Frank  Aug. 30, 2014, in Waterloo, On. Ca.  


Aug. 24, 2014, I write an article Overheated real estate market is ruining Canadian economy from Japan mirroring Canada, in which I cite some information that touches the dark side of some people, especially the people and the enterprises of Japan, and some of the information are from the articles in Mandarin of Mr. Kondo Daisuke who is a scholar of Japan.

Kondo Daisuke is not only responsible for some busy social functions but also is a works prolific author with many thoughtful writings.

The commendable is that he do not like many other writers who are only making a fuss with lesser practical meaning. His writings are in-depth observation and rational thinking on the social reality, such as, how to rationally view on Sino-Japanese relation, the current economic policies of Japan and their practical effects, the operation difficulties of the enterprises of Japan, etc., for example: 

Oct. 11, 2011, The twelve areas, China lags far behind Japan

Sep. 11, 2012, Angry Gou Tai-ming

Jan. 15, 2014, Abe visits to Yasukuni Shrine, the people of Japan are also very angry

Feb. 6, 2014, The sundown of SonyDoraemon or Crayon

April 8, 2014, The collapse of Abe economics

July31, 2014, Japan, how to improve relations with China

I appreciate that he can fairly and objectively look at the issue, especially the issues in between Japan and China, without nationalistic prejudice as that of most of others did and doing.  

I am touched by the rational thinking of the Mr. Kondo Daisuke and eagerly want to learn more about him, so I specially translate and edit this introduction about him from some Mandarin reports.

I hope that besides to show my respect and thank to Mr. Kondo Daisuke, also by the introduction of the good quality of a man of Japan to show my citing the dark side of some people or the enterprises of Japan is with no any bad intention, but, with the good will and the hope of that can help to improve the wrongful ideology and the production efficiency for the material wealth creation in Japan and world widely.

Also, I have a strong hope that from the good quality of Mr. Kondo Daisuke, who is with strong sense of social responsibility and has been making every effort to strive for, we may derive a clear sense that how to be a qualified human member, with a civilized quality to rationally look at the social problems, especially the problems between the countries to avoid recklessly accusing of each other, and even attacking of each other, in only simply because of ignorance. 

                       

          Photo source: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-07/080026749651.shtml

Kondo Daisuke who is the lecturer of Japan Meiji University, former vice editor of the "Modern Weekly" of Japan, and the former Kodansha (Beijing) deputy general manager of Culture Co. Ltd.. He once lived in Beijing and as the columnist of "The Economic Observer" of China, now he lives in Tokyo.

April 7, 2013, there is a Mandarin article that introduces about Daisuke Kondo.

Daisuke Kondo once worked in China for many years with a Chinese wife. After returning home Japan, he spent 3 months to write a book What is lacking in China? What is missing in Japan?

 For the purpose of writing the book, Mr. Daisuke Kondo said with that, the people of China and Japan are associated so deep historically, that accusations and abuses of each other are easier, but, while going in-depth understanding of each other, and correctly understanding of self-shortcomings is not easy, it needs true courage and wisdom, and he wanted to try to accomplish such a role. He said that vast majority of disagreements and misunderstandings between the people of Japan and China are derived from ignorance.

From a introduction about his book, I felt that, the book was based on the profound observation and analysis about some weakness or dark side of the people from both countries. Especially, I felt that his analysis are from the perspective of the quality or the human nature of the people, so that deeply touched the essence of the problems with unique reference value.

Feb. 6, 2014, Mr. Daisuke Kondo published another Mandarin article The sundown of Sony:Doraemon or Crayon on a website of China, in which he criticized the ridiculous management that has been ruining Sony Corporation.

I excerpt and translate some as follow. When I translating this article, I was shocked and produced a feeling of that Sony's management is simply absurd. It warns us to review that whether have similar behavior in Canadian companies?

Feb. 6, 2014, Kazuo Hirai, the president of Sony Corporation declared: "Due to 110 billion yen huge deficit in 2013, the company will lay off 5,000 people in the coming year, while fully stop the production and the R & D of Sony VAIO-PC.

I remember that of my college days, only the best students in science majors can enter Sony. When going out of Japan, regardless of which country, we were able to see "SONY" huge billboard and young people using "walkman". At that time, Sony is our Japanese pride. However, now?

For this problem, one of my college classmates, now a Sony employee replied with that:

"In the company, there one by one meetings are from morning to night, after the meetings, everyone must deal with at least 100 internal mails from the company. So, Sony is not an electronics manufacturer, but a downright bureaucracy! Only those people, who are the 'Mr. Nice Guy' without any faults, could be promoted. Such a Sony could not develop new products that can shine the world any more?”

"Our company has a specialized team in charge of new product development against the rival of Apple of the United States. There was I admired executive who is in charge of the team. One day, his immediate leader of a director of Board even ordered him to stop the investment of 'no value' (ie, to give up the R & D) as soon as possible to vanquish to Apple. The executive retorted: Do you have self-esteem as a member of Sony? The Director even contemptuously asked: ‘your self-esteem can help company making money, right? Heard of the answer of a director of Board, the executive immediately decided to resign."

In recent years, the elite who left Sony were not only the executive alone. In 2006, the former managing director who was responsible for "AIBO" R & D of futuristic robots was demobilized; the reason was that there members of board were questioning that ‘How much economic benefit that the robot R & D can bring to Sony? In 2007, former chairman and CEO of the Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Mr. Ken Kutarag who known as the "Father of the PS (PlayStation)" was also retired after the expiry of his Job tenure.

In the booming period of before, Sony company once gathered a large number of "Doraemon" talents - they can come up with all kinds of whimsy from their "Mind Treasure Bag", and then to materialize them into a variety of future products. But now, unfortunately, the Sony is filled with the people who work with lips only as that of the "Crayon"

From above lessons, I firmly believed that, no doubt, such Japanese diseases of the lazy employee, the "evading responsibility", and more, is an objective results of the Japanese subjective selfish ideological, which was developed from the Holy Baptism by Japan’s Bubble Economy 1980s.

Now you will understand that why I am so appreciation of a Japanese man, the Mr. Daisuke Kondo, and also, you would agree with him, I am sure, that vast majority of disagreements and misunderstandings between the people of Japan and China are derived from ignorance. And also, I think, it is not only between the people of China and Japan, but also the people world widely, those vast majority of disagreements and misunderstandings are derived from ignorance.

Since that he has a profound observation and analysis on human nature, with such wisdom to analyse economic issues, he can certainly touch more profound insights. In particular, his observation and analysis for the fading of Japanese companies have great reference value for any entrepreneurs world widely, especially for those of Canada.

Since that the countries and enterprises are made up of people, the quality or the nature of people is similar around the world. The diseases in the society and business of Japan will be easily prevalent in other countries and enterprises.

Thanks for the outstanding works and thoughts of Mr. Kondo Daisuke.

I have obtained his consent for quoting his works.

Now, please to enjoy his works and thoughts from my article Overheated real estate market is ruining Canadian economy from Japan mirroring Canada.

   


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