Former issues Matheika Zoltán Organising labour processes in Japan 1997 October 1. sz szilu84 In the 1980s, the Japanese manufacturing companies overtook their Western rivals. Much of the common explanations talk about exotic factors of East-Asia. The author of this article focuses on the analysis of the labour process instead. Related Articles Globalisation, Neo-liberal Restructuring and Rising Inequality: the Response of European Labour Conversations with a Polish populist – globalisation, class, “transition” somewhat closer to the skin The rise of East Asia and the fall of the interstate system