<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa kweli, katika mfumo wa usimamizi wa Japani uliotegemea makubaliano, majibu ya wanasiasa, maofisa wa serikali, na viongozi wa biashara yalionekana kuwa ya kugeuza macho na kutumaini kwamba habari mbaya zingetoweka.  <response>: Indeed, in Japans consensus-based management system, the response of politicians, bureaucrats, and business leaders seemed to be to look the other way and hope bad news would disappear. 