The Fentanyl Paradox: How Japan’s Detail Obsession Kills Productivity (and Saves Furniture)
Japan ranks last in G7 labor productivity—a price we pay for being pathologically detail-oriented. We illustrate this paradox with police exhibits: The Japanese criminal display is a museum piece; the Canadian one is just evidence. Discover why this neurotic trait is the "proof of quality" that makes our perfectly aligned tool racks—and our high-end furniture—a subject of foreign awe. We are sacrificing the forest for the millimeter.
