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unsupp0rted • today at 2:35 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

Culturally, that reply makes perfect sense.

e.g. Japanese culture in many circumstances requires a company to rush to apologize for the smallest perceived (not even actual) fault


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joecool1029 • today at 3:01 PM

> e.g. Japanese culture in many circumstances requires a company to rush to apologize for the smallest perceived (not even actual) fault

For a something this big they'd probably have execs making a visit to a certain forest.

kccqzy • today at 2:55 PM

Yeah I remember that incident when Toyota Prius had a recall due to brake failure caused by an ABS software issue in rare circumstances and Toyoda himself apologized publicly.

hijuryutis • today at 2:42 PM

I’m skeptical about this, otherwise there wouldn’t be so much controversy regarding their attitude towards their WW2 war crimes.

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johanyc • today at 3:12 PM

How is Japanese culture relevant when this is Indian company?