In the '70s and '80s Japan was hungry, they wanted to leap up to being a world-class country and a high-tech, first world economy. So they took risks and let innovation rule. Then when the high-tech sector got big they tightened up and reined in risk and creativity, causing them to miss out on several key market turnovers in tech.
Look at the biggest smartphone manufacturers: samsung, apple, huawei, htc, zte, LG. Mostly Chinese, Korean, and US companies. Only recently has Japan seriously entered the touchscreen smartphone market competitively. Maybe if Japanese company's get hungry enough to innovate they'll make a comeback.
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In the '70s and '80s Japan was hungry, they wanted to leap up to being a world-class country and a high-tech, first world economy. So they took risks and let innovation rule. Then when the high-tech sector got big they tightened up and reined in risk and creativity, causing them to miss out on several key market turnovers in tech.
Look at the biggest smartphone manufacturers: samsung, apple, huawei, htc, zte, LG. Mostly Chinese, Korean, and US companies. Only recently has Japan seriously entered the touchscreen smartphone market competitively. Maybe if Japanese company's get hungry enough to innovate they'll make a comeback.