a Japanese railway company trying to improve customers’ experiences: Keihin Electric Express Railway Co. has begun using a scanner to assess the smiles of its employees.
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Japanese Railway to Workers: Do You Pass the Smile Test?
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You don't get raises in Japan
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According to Akira Maekawa, an economist at UBS, Japan's current underperformance is due to the fact that Japanese companies failed to pass along profits to its workers during good times – which is perhaps a legacy of tight-fistedness from its bubble years in the 1980s.
Some owners deserting factories in China
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Tainted food... now tainted business....
Financially troubled plants are being abandoned by the boss, leaving behind unpaid workers and debts.
