There is very little in common between top career administrators in the United States and those in Japan, and this explains why Japanese career administrators are, in fact, the most important formulators of national policy, while in the U.S., the administrative officials have comparatively little power.
Top career administrators attend one of only two or three important universities, Tokyo University or Waseda University (in Kyoto) and earn a degree in law or economics. It must be emphasized that Japan is a hierarchical society. In feudal times, rank descended from family, but in the more modern era that rank comes from education and job position. The fact that Tokyo University and Waseda are ranked #1 and #2 among colleges cannot be overe
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