The illustrations reveal how Japanese office and American one differs in terms of its layout.
Overall, office setups in 2 countries are built in different designs with a view to providing their employees a more comfortable and convenient working environment which suits their culture.
Specifically, regarding office design in Japan, the windows can only be seen at the top of the plan, whereas two lines of windows are stretched on either side of the American office. While the office in the USA is equipped with a state-of-the-art copier, a storage and two conference rooms used for meeting or company parties, there are no such facilities witnessed in the Japanese working space.
In Japan, tables and chairs of members in the same department are placed together to facilitate group discussions, forming two large areas, each of which is overseen by a section manager. In the meantime, the layout of the office in America is divided into different cubicles with high walls to minimize distraction while working, with section manager’s rooms located in the top right corner, facing with each other. The department manager in America is arranged in the South-East corner of the map, with an entrance leading straight to his subordinates’ desks. However, in Japan, the department manager sits right in the top of the layout, overlooking the windows on one side and facing two rows of chairs and tables of his employees on the either side, offering them an opportunity to control all activities occurred during working hours.