Japanese businesses often are like this. Every major decision requires 100% consensus and agreement before it is accepted and things move on with the full forc

Japanese businesses often are like this. Every major decision requires 100% consensus and agreement before it is accepted and things move on with the full force of the organization. One person disagreeing can hold things up and especially if it's a senior member of the team. I worked with a Japanese division of Hewlett-Packard and it was just like this. But sometimes sillier/stupider.