Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Why is Japan So Weak in Software?" video.

  1. Sounds like Japan got a bit too dependent on US software whiles, at the same time, making their own custom software that individual companies had their own standards and not a universal one, it doesn't surprise why the US had Japan over a barrel, especially in the 80's when the US feared Japans rise as a power. The problem with Japan throughout history is that it's been a very closed off society, very secretive, whiles the rest of the world adopted the internet, Japan was slow to jump onboard because the internet is open and that doesn't go well with Japanese thinking, that slow adoption in the 90's likely contributed to Japans economic problems back then, and today, Japan is a little more open but not by much. Today, when it comes to software, there are far more options from the EU, US, China and even open source options for Japan to choose from, and diversifying is always a good thing which I've always felt that Japan was too much in the pocket of the US and paid a high price for that. Now software is more or less dominated by Europe and North America, with China quickly rising, Japan could have been a big player in this sector but they messed it up on policy matters and especially getting too close to the US at a time when the US wanted to do Japan harm because of it's rise in power. To be fair, Japan have been getting so many things wrong since the early 90's that they are still paying the price for today, but the groundwork of those problems were set many decades before the crash and a big problem for Japan is the mindset of the Japanese people that are very closed off and secretive, unlike Europe and North America which are far more open.
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