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"The Resurgence of Nationalism in China and Japan: A Comparative Analysis," Orientalia Parthenopea, Vol. X, Napoli: 2009. pp.209-222. ISSN 1972-3598
by Giulio Pugliese
Since the end of the Cold War, the issues of historical burdens and animosities surrounding the visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, as well as violent anti-Japan demonstrations in China, became the source of heated discussions and contributed to the freezing of political relations between Japan and China. The demise of the USSR as a strategic concern and the end of bipolarity facilitated the resurgence of what is believed to be the main reason behind Sino-Japanese animosities: nationalism. The resurgence of nationalistic narratives in the last twenty years is an international phenomenon. Indeed,...
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“NEMAWASHI” A TECHNIQUE TO GAIN CONSENSU IN JAPANESE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: AN OVERVIEW
by Dr. Sri Lalitha
“Nemawashi” is an activity to build support for a project or decision through communication in advance mainly to gain consensus. The Japanese term “Nemawashi” comes from the gardening activity of nurturing and preparing the ground to transplant, and it says that without a proper Nemawashi, a plant transplanted to new soil may die. The principle of gardening is much applicable to organizations and people who require nurturing prior to an official declaration or a new course of action / decision. This paper gives a detailed description of “Nemawashi” technique as one of the important...
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