The given pictures illustrate differences between two layouts of two typical offices in Japan and America. Looking at the diagrams, remarkable different features can be easily seen in 2 offices, with distinctions in distribution of chairs and the number of extra facilities, representing the differences in two cultures ( Japan and America ).
Looking at the map of a typical Japanese office, there are obvious differentiations between the position of staff and position of manager.
On either side, there are areas for 2 distinct sections, with officers working in a section sitting on a common area. In each area, 6 staff sit facing each other, while the section manager sits in the highest position in this sector. In addition, the department manager’s position is located at the top of the room with a window.
Returning to the map of a typical American office, there is a difference in the dislocation of chairs corresponding to different positions. While officers are distributed to sit in the middle column of the room, the section managers and the department manager have a place in the right position of the room. One noteworthy change to the Japanese office is the addition of two conference rooms, a storage and a copy room on the left – hand side, serving more demands for the office.