Japanere

Sep 21, 2008 14:18

Fra boken Japans historie av Arne Kalland:

[Provinsene] var et sted hvortil man kunne bli forvist, og det var stor forståelse [i aristokratiet] for at en statsmann som Sugawara Michizane (843 - 903)kunne dø i eksil simpelthen av lengsel etter hovedstaden. Etter sin død hjemsøkte han landet og fikk skylden for en rekke ulykker. Til sist så ( Read more... )

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andraax September 21 2008, 18:58:38 UTC
Bedre sent enn aldri!

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Når vi snakker om japanvitser... eirikbakke September 24 2008, 04:24:08 UTC
The following story is from a (possibly apocryphal) interaction between IBM and a Japanese hardware manufacturer.

IBM requested parts from a trial project, with the specification “We will accept three defective parts per ten thousand.” The Japanese manufactured the parts, and sent them with a note: “We, the Japanese people, had a hard time understanding North American business practices. But the three defective parts per 10,000 have been separately manufactured and have been included in the consignment. Hope this pleases you.”

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