Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing electronic parts

Re:Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing ele... by coolandsmartrr on Saturday October 05, 2019 @08:13PM (#21168871)

I can relate to this so much, it almost hurts.

In a macabre twist, the perfectionism is still alive in the work of doing nothing, such as in the way people make meticulously outlined Powerpoints for inconsequential meetings.

> How about their excellence at using English, by the way?

English is probably not considered Japanese, so it doesn't matter too much in the ethos of Japanese perfectionism. Still, non-native speakers in Japan are reluctant from using English as it makes they can not speak perfectly.

I'm sorry if I sound too sarcastic for HN commenting standards.

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Re:Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing ele... by codr7 on Saturday October 05, 2019 @11:41PM (#21169689)

So I've been saying.

Everything is a tea-ceremony, like watching paint dry.

Take Iaido, where they spend a lifetime visualizing the perfect cut; and compare it to western fencing.

Tongue in cheek, there's a certain beauty and peacefulness to it as well.

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