意識の深層 The Psychological Structure of Perfectionism and Emotional Shifts in Japanese-Style Organizations: A Multifaceted Analysis of Interpersonal Disconnection through Neuroscience, Psychology, and Comparative Cultural Studies
// Executive SummaryIn Japan’s social structure, seriousness and perfectionism were vital behavioural norms that underpinned post-war reconstruction and the period of rapid economic growth. In the mature information society and increasingly complex workplace environments of today, however, these norms sometimes bare their teeth in the form of “intolerance toward mistakes” — becoming a catalyst for the fragmentation of human relationships and the emergence of insidious conflict structures. Japanese people have traditionally carried, alongside a collectivism (集団主義) that prizes harmony, a strict self-discipline and a hypersensitivity to the evaluations of others. This report examines the psychological mechanisms by which mistakes cannot be accepted, the effects of overwork on the physical structure of the brain, and organisational models revealed through Japan–US cultural comparison — proposing concrete improvements using the Abraham Emotional Scale and Adlerian psychology.