
By JOHN M.
LEEMARCH 14,1972 this is a digital version of an article from The Times Print Archive, before it began to be published online in 1996.
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Tokyo, March 13
Japanese company songs are a miracle for foreign tourists.
They can never fully believe in the spectacular spectacle of hundreds of workers at Panasonic electronics industry, which has sold more than $2 a billion, which surprised them.
But every morning, in the office in Osaka, the company's national anthem sounded to the effect that in order to build a new Japan, let's do our best to promote production, constantly send our goods to the people of the world.
Like the water in the fountain.
Growth, industry, growth!
Harmony and sincerity!
Panasonic appliances.
At the Honda Motor Company's factory, the song of workers opened in a good image: when the oak tree sprouted into a green advertisement, its treetops continued to grow and disperse the clouds. . .
However, then the lyrics began to go to business, from "The ideal youth in the heart" to a more powerful reference, such as "the construction of blood and sweat", and finally ended with an exciting sigh of advertising. Pose, our Honda.
Not all Japanese companies are so melodramatic.
Japanese steel and Sony, for example, have no songs.
Toyota played the "365-step march" from the 70-year Expo at the conference, but there were no special lyrics.
Even companies with songs may not sing too much.
"We rarely sing our company's songs," said Miss Kiroko Kanari sadly on behalf of Japan Airlines, "except on special occasions such as ceremonies and warm-up training.
"Some J. who may regret it. A. L.
The song is special rnapsodic: Yes!
See StarCraft.
Rainbow-colored lanterns shine all the storms and clouds on Earth on magical nights.
Peaceful forward, Silver Bird of hope.
Suntory Ltd made a more positive voice
Japan's largest winery, using its song as an undisguised commercial advertisement for a wine called "Red Light": what a manly name a red light is.
Shake the axis of the Earth.
The Sun roared at dawn.
Dear company, our company.
The bright future is rising.
However, the Suntory song was only heard on founder day, although the new employee would be told about it when he joined the company.
The same is true of Nikko Securities, one of Japan's four largest securities companies.
There, the stock market sales staff were taught to sing "our sparkling hearts are full of energy ".
"Miss Kanari of Japan Airlines noted that in Japan it is customary for companies to have company songs, just as schools have school songs, even if the song is retained for many concerns about special occasions.
Over the past few years, there has been an eclectic form of art in which school songs praise the achievements of the local industry.
For example, a school in Yokohama City, central Japan, highly praised the petrochemical complex next door.
The lyrics are like this: factories near the port pull up.
The Light of Hope is highly respected by modern science.
Hope for peace in Japan.
Shiooma primary school.
We will build Japan tomorrow.
However, community spirits have been eroded since the petrochemical complex was identified as a serious source of pollution.
Children's Asthma cases have grown so rapidly that they are available in every classroom.
Equipped with air purifier.
48 students were officially designated as patients with diseases that date back to pollution.
With the resolution of one court action and the resolution of another plan, over the past decade 817 residents have been designated victims and 58 have died, apparently for a quick rewrite.
A revised version has been prepared for use at this month's graduation ceremony.
This is the case: ships that leave the port for the southern and northern countries.
It is a symbol of hope and a hope for Japan to unite the world.
A version of the file was printed on page 59 of the New York edition on March 14, 1972, with the title: the company's songs echoed in Japan.