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Re:Japan develops a method to recover up to 90% of lithium f... by Loocid on Monday July 13, 2026 @11:59PM (#48902149)
Which seems strange since Toyota are the origins of JiT manufacturing. I wonder what made Japan go through a period of incredible innovation and then just decide "ok, that's enough".
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Re:Japan develops a method to recover up to 90% of lithium f... by leonidasrup on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @01:20AM (#48902596)
Japan still has not fully recovered from the asset price bubble's collapse beginning in 1990.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Decades

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