"Hierarchy: This Book is Your Boss!" Takato Tomotomo ■ A Must-Have for Businessmen In Japan, there is a strict "etiquette" of respecting those "above" you. Some may call it "sucking up," but to survive in an organization, what is needed now is not just a superficial imitation of Western culture's performance-based system, but rather the "hierarchy" where the "upper" teaches the "lower," and the "lower" supports the "upper." While I believe there are no noticeable stains, please understand that this item has been handled by someone before you purchase it.