Kenichi Ohmae praises the decentralization and Meister system in Germany and Switzerland.

Kenichi Ohmae praises the decentralization and Meister system in Germany and Switzerland.
Kenichi Ohmae is well known among Japanese people, but he is also well known around the world.
It might be higher.
He was also selected as one of the 17 gurus of the world, and has been a member of Malaysia's Mahathir since 20 years ago.
He is also known for having served as an advisor to the Prime Minister and for having led Malaysia to rapid development.
He is said to be the Japanese speaker with the highest lecture fee, rumor has it that he earns 5 million yen for a 90-minute lecture.
I've also heard that.
One of his recent books is "Low Desire Society," which my father gave to me so I read it.
By the way, I also like his books, such as "Heisei Restoration" published about 20 years ago.
I think it was truly groundbreaking.
So, the topic this time is "Is it really okay to live in a country where everyone is equally poor?"
It starts with the suggestion that,
In his book, he praised Germany and Switzerland for the following reasons:
"Reduce the number of universities and create vocational schools"
For example, in Germany, many vocational schools have a dual system.
The system is that you learn theory at school for two days and go to the company for three days for practical training.
Although they won't be able to contribute to the fight, if they graduate from a vocational training college, they will be able to earn a living by their own efforts at the age of 20.
When you join a company, there are about 350 different types of jobs, and you can choose to specialize in one of them.
Choose a job and hone your skills. There are grades within the job, and as you move up, your salary will increase.
The highest rank is Meister, and thanks to this system, the lifetime salary and value of people who graduate from vocational training colleges
This makes society very stable.
"There are no employment mismatches in Germany"
Children should decide whether to go to college or to dual-train or full-time vocational schools to learn a trade.
They start thinking about it at around age 10 and make a choice at age 12. About 70% of people choose the dual system.
They say they can live a more stable life than those with a college degree.
In Japan, the turnover rate of new graduates within three years is said to be 30% for university graduates and 40% for high school graduates.
Since employees are hired after a long training period, it is very rare for them to quit soon after being hired.
- The necessary conditions for local autonomy are that local governments each have proper "legislative power," "judicial power," and "executive power."
In Japan, judicial power is held by each region, but it is also a national institution. Legislation and administration are held only by the nation.
In other words, there is no autonomy in local areas of Japan, and in areas without autonomy there is no need for a parliament whose sole purpose is to enact legislation.
(This is a bit extreme, but I get what you mean.)
For example, in Germany, each of the 16 states has its own state constitution, state government, state parliament, and state courts.
However, it is a nation with legislative, judicial and administrative powers, as well as the power to collect taxes, and has a Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Minister of Finance.
In the United States, local assembly members receive an annual salary of about 500,000 yen, and parliament meets on weekday evenings, just like in Switzerland.
In the UK, France, Sweden and other countries, local assemblies are generally open.
Like the board of directors of a condominium association, local council members work as volunteers for the community and for the residents.
This is common sense.
(A group of Japanese local assembly members who visited the event said, "A local assembly member who can run for free by a woman is not an assembly member.")
I once heard a story in Germany where a Japanese guide was annoyed by a man using abusive language like this...
・The government has long been considering introducing a prefectural system and moving towards a federal system like Germany or Switzerland, where local governments will have the three branches of government and the right to collect taxes.
If we don't realize self-governance, there will be no recovery for Japan, which is in decline. (I really think so too.)
If "quasi-local autonomy" is to be maintained, I think that at the very least local assembly members should be unpaid volunteers.
(This may be an extreme example, but people who are willing to do it without pay are financially well off and
I think there is a possibility that more people with no selfish motives will become candidates. Perhaps, but when they become unpaid,
I think that many lawmakers who were only doing it for a living will be exposed.
A German state official who accompanied 70 Japanese businessmen on a tour said, "The problem is Berlin (the central government)
If there are any problems, we will negotiate with Brussels (EU),” they said in unison.
The market is not limited to national borders, but covers the whole of Europe and even the world.
Unique industries and companies have developed and the region boasts a high level of competitiveness.
Well, that's about it.
Regarding the topic of youth, I will leave it to the currently popular Kenji Furuichi (I would like to introduce him in another article).
I can't say I understood everything, but I was able to agree with most of it.
There's no denying that I can't stop thinking about how long this practice will continue.
I was only able to introduce a small part of it, but if you're interested, please read on.