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Re:Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing ele... by scarface74 on Saturday October 05, 2019 @09:29PM (#21169217)
Before the 80s (?) Japanese products were considered second rate. There was even a scene about it in Back To The Future 3

https://youtu.be/c1QcjsjjtRc

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Re:Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing ele... by h1d on Saturday October 05, 2019 @11:50PM (#21169719)
Yet they had bullet train quite before that.
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Re:Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing ele... by washadjeffmad on Sunday October 06, 2019 @01:52AM (#21170081)
Not their biggest export, though, was it?

Japanese goods also littered the low end prior to Taiwan, Mexico, Korea, and China.

When they moved away from manufacturing, many of the companies that built their reputations with sophistication and quality licensed their brands to any third party who'd pay to slap on their ersatz and second rate products.

Capability isn't uniform.

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