Why Japan Can’t Produce Another Sony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpRX5R54udE
ECONOMY
Issue #471
19 Oct 2025
Do you remember when Japan made all the cool stuff? The first laptop I ever really desired was the Sony Vaio, but Apple took the top end of the consumer laptop market, whilst competitors for Korea, Taiwan and now increasingly China, outcompete with better products at lower prices. What happened, and what can others learn from the story of Japan? Asian Boss with a decent perspective, though egregiously missing the Plaza Accord, which kicked off the whole downhill trend!