Japanese Industry

I think one major difference between Japanese and American jobs are the uniforms. There is a general unwillingness to wear uniforms at any job and usually at most the uniform consists of a certain kind of t-shirt, maybe with the logo of the company, and khaki pants. However, in japan, I believe that work uniforms are much more involved and really are used to distinguish who is an employee and who is not. I think it might be part of the 'community' philosophy in Japan. Just as students are identified as students by their uniforms, so is the working class. I think it is all symbolism. If a man wears a suit, he is a business man. It is a visual indicator of his status in society.