Japan is a small country with few natural resources. （1）this, Japanese productivity, the rate at which goods are produced,（2） more than eleven times in the past thirty years . Many people in the West wonder how the Japanese do it. The key（3）Japan’s success can be discovered by looking at some basic differences between Japanese and Western attitudes towards works.People in the west generally view work（4）a necessary evil— one must give up part of one’s freedom to earn the money needed to live. To the Japanese, however, work is the central interest of one’s life; it’s（5）that a Japanese establishes his identity.A Japanese business firm is like a family, When an employee joins a company, he expects to work for that company for the rest of his working life; （6）is anyone dismissed. Promotion is based on the seniority system, the length of employment（7）one rank in the company, Those at the bottom do not（8）chances for promotion because those at the top retire at a certain age（9）others may have their turn. In addition, the difference between the lowest and the highest salaries is much less than（10）in the West

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