Why Japan Can't Produce Another Sony [video]
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A video discusses why Japan struggles to produce another company like Sony, with HN users sharing their thoughts on Japan's economic and cultural factors.
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muddi900
3 months ago
1 replyI mean there is SoftBank.
lysaceAuthor
3 months ago
1 replyNot sure if this is a joke or not.
muddi900
3 months ago
The video posits you can't name one Japanese company, but SoftBank is the reason we have Uber.
lysaceAuthor
3 months ago
Apologies for submitting something that is ad-monetized but I found this to explain quite a lot.
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