Cultural Diversity at the Workplace in Japan

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Cultural Diversity at the Workplace in Japan
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Cultural Diversity at the Workplace in Japan
With the increasing rates of globalization, Cultural diversity at the workplace has been a
significant trend in recent times. As the term suggests, It refers to the variation in terms of
different aspects such as ethnicity, nationality, language as well as religion, which results in
divergence among the employees in the workplace(Hamamura, 2017). The employees belonging
to various cultural or ethnic backgrounds, when working together and are correlated
professionally, impart either a positive or a negative influence on the work environment.Also, the
impact widens when the designated workplace is a health orgaisation. Thus, this study will
address the predominant influencing factors which affect the alterations and deviations between
the professionals of a different cultural setup, through an illustrative link with a Japanese health
organization

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Health and Cultural Diversity
Cultural values and Health concepts are dynamic and bear an eternal connection with
each other. When talked about the relation of the impact of health beliefs in Japanese culture, it
can be said that the ideas prevalent among Japanese people summarise and characterize the
importance of the notion of health as a state of balance and resultant imbalance leading to illness.
Moreover, the principle of purity and impurity, as well as the significance of the integrity of the
body, are also inclusive of Japanese health beliefs. Thus, when people with these vivid concepts
of health culture assimilate at the workplace , there is an intermixing and interchanging of
ideas(Norbeck et al.,2019). It may either positively influence the thinking or may create a
conflict and a consequent barrier between two individuals with vibrant culture, because of the
same issue.
For instance, in a health organization , A health worker and his behaviour as well as the
way he treats a patient is majorly influenced by his personal perception of health and illness.
Similarly, the person seeking the treatment and care also has his own set of thinking about health
and wellbeing. Therefore, this is how the diversity prevails, and a significant, empathetic and
mutual understanding eases the compliance from both sides.