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    Average Japanese Salaryman in Tokyo and in Tokyo

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    - Being punctual and disciplined are valued traits in Japanese culture that contribute to Japan's economic success, as shown in videos of typical Japanese workers' days. - In contrast, Filipinos struggle with tardiness due to an inefficient public transportation system and heavy traffic. This results in less work motivation and productivity compared to punctual Japanese workers. - Japan's reliable, on-time public transit allows workers to commute efficiently, while poor transit infrastructure in the Philippines wastes workers' time and energy stuck in traffic before even starting their work days.

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    - Being punctual and disciplined are valued traits in Japanese culture that contribute to Japan's economic success, as shown in videos of typical Japanese workers' days. - In contrast, Filipinos struggle with tardiness due to an inefficient public transportation system and heavy traffic. This results in less work motivation and productivity compared to punctual Japanese workers. - Japan's reliable, on-time public transit allows workers to commute efficiently, while poor transit infrastructure in the Philippines wastes workers' time and energy stuck in traffic before even starting their work days.

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    Being well-mannered and disciplined are two of some of the most popular characteristics

    associated with the Japanese people and undoubtedly, these same attributes contribute to the
    success of the Japanese economy. This was evident in the two videos: ​Day in the Life of an
    Average Japanese Salaryman in Tokyo and ​Day in the Life of a Typical Japanese Office Worker
    in Tokyo.
    Both Makoto and Emi show how much importance the Japanese place on being punctual
    by skipping breakfast and morning showers just in order to make it to the workplace on time.
    Makoto, being the youngest in the company, even makes it a point to arrive even earlier than the
    rest of his coworkers. Being punctual is indeed an admirable quality as this shows respect for
    another person’s time and logically, it should be expected to be a common practice worldwide.
    Filipinos, however, are notorious for operating on ​Filipino time​, a term that was coined by
    Americans in the 1900’s who noticed that Filipinos often struggle with being repeatedly tardy
    according to the book, “Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture.” When a Filipino meeting or
    event is scheduled at a certain time, more often than not, the actual starting time could be hours
    later. While it is inconvenient, this has become common practice. This attitude that is deeply
    rooted in our culture clearly results from a failure in our system and heavy traffic and an
    inefficient public transportation system that only aggravates this issue are some of the main
    catalysts of this behavior.
    The Japanese public transportation is so efficient that should a train be five minutes late
    or more, its passengers are given a certificate that they can show to their teacher or their boss so
    they can be officially excused for being late. Furthermore, so strict are the Japanese about time
    that a rail company had officially issued an apology for departing 20 seconds earlier than
    scheduled. On a daily basis, Paolo from Tokyo mentions that the average commute in Tokyo
    takes around 45 minutes to an hour. On the other hand, Filipinos do not enjoy that same luxury
    of having such a reliable transportation system. In 2018, after suffering a train breakdown,
    passengers of the LRT 1 were forced to walk along the rail tracks in order to reach the next
    station (Rey, 2018). In 2019, train services had to be shutdown due to a rectifier-transformer
    located between to LRT 2 stations caught on fire (Patterson, 2019). Unlike Japan, train arrivals
    and departures do not follow a specific schedule which is why excessively long lines for the next
    trare the norm in the Philippines. Aside from the problem of multiple train breakdowns, urban
    rail coverage is also limited. While it is possible to sustain a living in Japan without ever having
    to rely on private vehicles, most Filipinos have to resort to purchasing cars due to the lack of
    accessibility and for convenience as well. “Carmageddon,” as the worsening traffic issue has
    been dubbed has caused Filipinos to lose around 16 days a year stuck in traffic, according to a
    study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 2017 which explains how so much productivity
    is lost due to traffic congestion. To quantify this lost productivity, around 3.5 billion pesos is lost
    a day due to the country’s worsening traffic conditions. It’s frustrating that Filipinos are hindered
    from maximizing their productivity on a daily basis due to time wasted idly waiting while trying
    to get from Point A to Point B, often while simultaneously having to suffer poor commuting
    conditions.
    During our class discussions it was mentioned that work motivation is a result of a set of
    external forces that cause an employee to engage in certain behaviors. The difference in the
    traffic situation and public transportation systems in Japan and the Philippines results in to
    drastically different attitudes towards punctuality and work. In Japan, time is highly valued and
    salarymen such as Makoto do not find commuting to be an obstacle they have to face daily but
    an invaluable aid in their daily tasks. In the Philippines, so much time and effort is spent in
    commuting alone that workers are often left with very little energy even before arriving at work.
    With traffic projected to worsen even more in the future, it is essential that government funds
    must be properly allocated towards funding research geared towards developing traffic modeling
    and analysis software needed to control congestion. In the meantime, businesses who have little
    to contribute to the matter can aid in easing stress and motivating their employees by taking
    notes from Japanese companies such as those shown in the two videos. PASONA for example,
    was revealed to provide a fitness gym, a salon, a bakery, a restaurant, and even a mini farm
    inside their building, free for its employees to use even during work hours in order to improve
    employee well-being.
    When the question of our ideal working life was raised in class, I realized that a working
    life such as that of Emi’s is close to being exactly what I would want to experience in the future.
    The combination of a bright open working space with numerous varied facilities, an
    approachable and compassionate mentor, a good relationship with one’s fellow colleagues, and a
    set end time for work all sound like everyone’s dream working environment. Additionally, the
    two videos also showcase the importance of fostering communication at the office as mentioned
    as well in our classroom discussions through the lack of physical barriers among the employees
    even with high-ranking executives and the CEO which likely allows for greater teamwork and
    collaboration among the entire company. As a whole, the working culture in Japan is highly
    admirable and something I hope this country could learn to emulate.

    References
    Dancel, R. (2017, November 28). Filipinos spend 16 days a year stuck in traffic: Study.
    Retrieved from
    https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/filipinos-spend-16-days-a-year-stuck-in-traffic-stu
    dy

    Patterson, J. (2019, October 9). Commuting Becomes A Nightmare In Manila As Mass Transit
    System Breaks Down. Retrieved from
    https://www.ibtimes.com/commuting-becomes-nightmare-manila-mass-transit-system-break
    s-down-2842209
    Rey, A. (2018, October 11). After train breakdown, LRT 1 passengers walk along rail tracks.
    Retrieved from
    https://www.rappler.com/nation/214082-passengers-walk-along-lrt1-rail-tracks-october-11-
    2018

    Tan, B. (2017, September 23). Why Filipinos follow Filipino Time. Retrieved from
    https://medium.com/@btantheman/why-filipinos-follow-filipino-time-d38e2c162927

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