I found the American model of screwing around all day in order to have something to do during your (essentially mandatory) overtime to be present in Japan as we

I found the American model of screwing around all day in order to have something to do during your (essentially mandatory) overtime to be present in Japan as well. It's taken to an extreme in both cultures, and the drop in productivity is obvious to the outside observer. The funny thing is that, at least in Japan, pretty well everyone recognizes it as a problem, but no one is willing to make any progress towards fixing it. They are completely resigned to it's "necessity".