<P> Japan's lifetime employment originated in large companies around 1910 but became widespread during the economic growth period following World War II . Before the war period, Japanese companies owed more its fund on direct financing . However, as the government started to take control of Zaibatsu, Japanese conglomerates, shareholders had difficulty in exerting their influence to them . In the enforcement of occupation policies GHQ dissolved Zaibatsu and emerging labor unions had started to claim for a higher standard of benefit . </P> <P> Lifetime employment took an important role in Japan's economic prosperity . In addition to the tendency to pursue equality and loyalty between employee and employer which have their basis on the informal nexus, Confucius norm . In industrial corporations, wage system expects labor's future improvement in productivity . Therefore, the first half of contract duration labor's productivity is below the wage . However, as labor adept in their operation, the labor productivity exceeds the payment . </P>

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