Comments by "capmidnite" (@capmidnite) on "How Japan Learned Semiconductors" video.

  1. I think in the 1980s there was also a scandal where Toshiba sold machine tools to the Soviets necessary to make quieter submarine propellers.
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  2.  @kurikuraconkuritas  Uh no, not everything is about TRUMP. Japan and Korea have had their own local disputes. The most recent was sparked when the Korean courts upheld a suit against Japanese companies for compensation for forced labor during WW2 and allowed Japanese assets in South Korea to be seized. The Japanese retaliated by slowing the export of chemicals needed for semi-conductor production to Korea.
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  3. 17:31 Nice reference! I believe the original quote is "Nobunaga pounded the rice, Hideyoshi baked the cake and Tokugawa ate it" in reference to the final winner of the Sengoku Wars. Although, the industry is so fast moving who knows what the outcome will be in 10 to 20 years?
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  4.  Zaydan Naufal  I wouldn't say Japan is necessarily "declining." More like seeing very sluggish growth, along with a rapidly aging population.
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