While not exactly true, foreigners are given much more allowance to mistakenly break social expectations. However, the more fluent in their social hierarchy you become, the more you're expected to abide.

But no, that doesn't mean you get to be the "~~dude~~" "rude" pitch hitter if office politics. It means you don't need to take your boss out drinking, leave earlier, etc.

If course, that's at the trade off of a stagnantcareer without much hope for long term growth.

China does have the phenomenon where they hire white people to wear suits to work events to make the company look international and important.

Edit - great autocorrect.

For real. Has nobody heard of the tradition of Gekokujō?

It means "low becomes high." It's the Japanese tradition of killing your superior and taking over if they give stupid orders.