Originally Posted by
paradoxbox
Par for the course in Korea and Japan.
This happens a lot more often than is reported. It is a serious problem and I've tried to do my part in reducing it through some of the training I do for those that utilize my services.
East Asia has a serious drinking problem and when you mix it in with the Korean and Japanese culture of "Whatever the boss says and does is never wrong" it is a recipe for disaster.
My Mrs. (who is Japanese) reports that this is less of a problem amongst younger generations; bosses are less able to "insist" these days. Does still happen though. Intervening in someone else's private affairs is a big taboo, even if the need to do so it pretty stark. This is a big problem for safety.
Japan tends not to have rules / regulations / laws for things where there is a belief that everyone involved will naturally do the right thing. That's great, right up until they discover it isn't true. And so now we hear that the Japanese government is rushing in new regulations concerning enforcement of pilot sobriety...