cliff note version: In the early 1990’s +/-, American industry tried to embrace Japanese Kaizen methods of manufacturing. It worked at the hands on level, but never translated to the board room. So the joke is: Over simplified but in a nut shell, corporate America was obsessed with Japanese philosophy, but mistranslated concepts and did not understand it(weeaboo). Note the tied hands of bankruptcy guy in the last panel? Shareholders will “beat a dead horse” for every nickle.
DennisinSeattle Premium Member over 4 years ago
A bunch of team players.
drewsjoint over 4 years ago
Nicholas I want 10 dollars worth of whatever ur smokin
Gent over 4 years ago
HUH?
gnome over 4 years ago
Kaizen is the Sino-Japanese word for “improvement”. Weeaboo is the american word for “beating a dead horse”
Donaldo Premium Member over 4 years ago
the eternal wee-a-boo gag
WaltWenger Premium Member over 4 years ago
Is this a political cartoon?
gnome over 4 years ago
cliff note version: In the early 1990’s +/-, American industry tried to embrace Japanese Kaizen methods of manufacturing. It worked at the hands on level, but never translated to the board room. So the joke is: Over simplified but in a nut shell, corporate America was obsessed with Japanese philosophy, but mistranslated concepts and did not understand it(weeaboo). Note the tied hands of bankruptcy guy in the last panel? Shareholders will “beat a dead horse” for every nickle.