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The Institute of Statistical Mathematics (ISM) has been conducting a longitudinal social survey research on Japanese national character since 1953. (For the related literature, see Hayashi, 1987; Mizuno, et al., 1992.) Around 1971, the research subject was extended to foreign nations for more advanced understanding of the Japanese character in the context of cross-national comparison. The countries and the areas already surveyed include United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), France, Taiwan, Brazil, Hawaii, Philippines, and some other South East Asian countries.
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Yoshino, R. (1996). Degree of Conformity for the Cross-National Comparative Study of National Character. In: Hayashi, C., Scheuch, E.K. (eds) Quantitative Social Research in Germany and Japan. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-95919-5_9
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