A number of companies in various countries of the world have recommended their employees to work from their homes in order to reduce the outbreak of the new Coronavirus, but it seems that it is not possible in Japan, for reasons related to the nature of its people.
In the capital of Tokyo, trains are still crowded with passengers, while many companies act as if nothing happened, despite all the repercussions of "COVID 19", according to the Washington Post.
The city government is urging Tokyo residents, who number about 13 million, to stay at home, as the number of new cases increases in recent days.
Japan has recorded nearly 3,800 virus infections so far, as well as 85 deaths, and as the casualties continue to rise, calls for the central government to declare a state of emergency have increased, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to do on Tuesday.
But according to the American newspaper, the reason why most employees in Japan do not prefer working remotely is the "work culture in these countries."
This culture makes it imperative for the Japanese to work from business, and to interact face to face with colleagues "to show a degree of respect."
In Japan, employees are usually judged by the number of hours they spend at headquarters, not by their production, which makes company managers distrust their employees' work remotely.
And the "Washington Post" quoted an investment banker in Tokyo as saying: "My manager told us loudly and clearly: If you allow you to work from home, you may not focus on your work and do other secondary matters, who knows? You may drink alcohol and work at the same time."
According to the source, this work culture has made Japan among the developed countries, but at the same time, one of the least prepared to implement the idea of teleworking.
Work from home in Japan requires a prior preparation by companies, especially regarding technical and logistical matters, but "Japanese companies are not ready for this matter yet," according to the newspaper.
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