Indeed , a key reason why Toyoda is in the hot seat is because the company leadership responded in a very Japanese fashion , Japan watchers say . Toyota 's handling of the recall crisis has elements of a culture clash . Toyoda 's long silence is a hallmark of the Japanese culture of consensus building . The company was criticized for its slow response to the problem, and it took months before they finally admitted that there were problems with their cars in Japan.
Toyota 's handling of the recall crisis has elements of a culture clash . Toyoda 's long silence is a hallmark of the Japanese culture of consensus building . The company was criticized for its slow response to the problem, and it took months before they finally admitted that there were problems with their cars in Japan.