Has Japan Lost the Auto Race?
zaibatsu (shinkō koncherun) represented by Ayukawa Gisuke’s Nissan Zaibatsu,
Hiromi Mizuno • Science for the Empire: Scientific Nationalism in Modern Japan
science unique to Japan. What exactly was meant by “Japanese” technology?
Hiromi Mizuno • Science for the Empire: Scientific Nationalism in Modern Japan
Japan, reinventing its agriculture, has accomplished abruptly and rapidly what the United States did somewhat more gradually and Western Europe more gradually still. It created rural productivity upon a foundation of city productivity. There is no inherent reason why this cannot be done by other nations even more rapidly. Modern productive agricult
... See moreJane Jacobs • The Economy of Cities
In the 1980s, people like [Trump’s counselor for trade and manufacturing] Peter Navarro decided that Japan pulling ahead of the US in autos threatened the future of the U.S.
Japan did indeed pull ahead and never looked back.
The U.S. economy has more than doubled in size relative to Japan since then. It has doubled even after allowing for population ... See more
Japan did indeed pull ahead and never looked back.
The U.S. economy has more than doubled in size relative to Japan since then. It has doubled even after allowing for population ... See more
Howard Marks • Nobody Knows (Yet Again)
Japan's revolution in manufacturing emerged from two moments of crisis that forced fundamental innovation.
The first came in 1950, when Toyota faced near-bankruptcy and intense labour disputes. Unable to maintain its workforce, the company laid off a quarter of its employees, that is, about 1,600 people. The resulting conflict with Toyota's strong
... See moreNicolas Colin • Who Will Be the Japan of the AI Era? - By Nicolas Colin Who Will Be the Japan of the AI Era?
Japan's revolution in manufacturing emerged from two moments of crisis that forced fundamental innovation.
The first came in 1950, when Toyota faced near-bankruptcy and intense labour disputes. Unable to maintain its workforce, the company laid off a quarter of its employees, that is, about 1,600 people. The resulting conflict with Toyota's strong l... See more
The first came in 1950, when Toyota faced near-bankruptcy and intense labour disputes. Unable to maintain its workforce, the company laid off a quarter of its employees, that is, about 1,600 people. The resulting conflict with Toyota's strong l... See more