JPN kids: Be like everyone else & do nothin'

[Taro Toporific]

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Japanese high school students less motivated than overseas peers, survey shows
The Asahi Shimbun. 03/02/2006
Japanese high school students are less motivated than their peers in the United States, China and South Korea to improve their marks, develop relationships or do anything constructive in their daily lives, a survey showed.
In fact, the survey released Wednesday showed that Japanese students have a strong sense of being just like everyone else, and tended to have a blase attitude about what to do with their time...more....

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Not just a problem with kids:

NRI: The Key to Management Strategy in 2010 Is "Reviving the Motivation to Work"

...The survey found that as many as 75.0% of employees are apathetic about their present jobs, revealing a notable drop in motivation among young employees. NRI believes that reviving young people's currently declining motivation to work will lead to improved corporate competitiveness from 2010 onwards. We offer three concrete proposals for reviving motivation: establishing corporate missions that foster work motivation, increasing opportunities for employees to challenge themselves, and selecting competent staff who can stimulate motivation among those around them...more...