Equality in Japan: is this vision of a fairer society too good to be true?
With its modestly paid bosses and impressive health statistics, Japan is widely hailed as the most equal major economy in the world. But, reports Justin McCurry, this edifice of egalitarianism is beginning to crumble
As entrances go, Misao Sato's is as inconspicuous as they come. After he walks unannounced on to the shop floor at his company's headquarters near Tokyo Bay, there is no standing on ceremony, no greetings yelled above the din of the machinery. Employees in blue overalls simply acknowledge the arrival of the president of the Kikanshi printing company with a nod and a smile, and return to work.
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