Chapter 1Introduction The Economic Background The Literature C-Life The Fieldwork Objectives Structure of the Book Chapter 2 Literature Review Ethnographies Nihonjinron Anti-Nihonjinron Literature New Literature The Japan Literature: The Future Chapter 3 The Company The International Division The Personnel Division The Union Keio University Employees from Outside Women Chapter 4 The Career Joining C-Life Joining the International Division Training Sales Life-Time Employment Skills Promotion and Demotion Leaving Firing Retiring Evaluation Chapter 5 The Company and Life The C-Life Employee Hierarchy Work and Overtime Attitudes to Work Transfers Leisure Tsukiai Job Satisfaction Motivation and Choice Ambition Family The Character of C-Life Chapter 6 The Company and Human Relations Groupism Conflict Loyalty Amae Stress Attitudes Towards Foreigness Human Relations Doki Seniors - Sempai Juniors - Kohai Male/Female Distinctions Responsibility Amakudari Transferees Bullying Honne and Tatemae Chapter 7 Ideology, Groupism and Individualism Individualism and Individuality Individualism in Japan The Individual in the Japan Literature Honne, Tatemae and the Individual Postscript.