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Wakarimasen
Build a better abacus?
Disillusioned
Get ready for the next round of Japanese copies.
M3M3M3
Where he will suggest that they come back to Japan after they graduate, working twice as many hours for a quarter of the pay?
jerseyboy
LOL. That horse left the barn decades ago. Japan's business culture is based on incremental change/improvement and not taking risks due to the penalties that are assoicated with any kind of failure. Will never happen.
justbcuzisay
Good luck with that Abe. If you start rebuilding the corporate culture in your country today, in about 50 years you can get the dynamics of the Silicon Valley. Such a shame because the potential exists in Japan for sure...
Kabukilover
Silicon Valley that we now know is not simply about technology but about what was once an egalitarian and non-hierarchical world, a rebellion against the old military-industrial companies. Steve Jobs told Stanford students to not live someone else's life. Is Abe prepared to say that to the Japanese?
Wc626
“This is probably the best place in the world to look at that.”
Darn right it is. Innovation. No wonder why all the those other world leaders visited S. Valley. -where the quality is.globalwatcher
Most Japanese are not risk takers, but it is not their faults as risk is not associated with a culture of harmony in Japanese society..
Many Japanese scientists and doctors who are risk takers left Japan long time ago, and are working in US where the research funds are easily available.
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Wc626
It is their fault, for not even considering the risk. Hell, the Japanese economy has been so dormant these past couple of decades, screw the norm. Break the so-called "harmony". That renowned style of management in Japan Inc. is outdated.
onagagamo
It is painful how behind Japan is when it comes to technology.
ra19arcinas43
First step is to threat their women equally to men. 2nd workers should be able to stay more with their families not overwork.
Wc626
@ra19 - So true. Family first, not your company. Money is important but blood thicker than water yeah?
sighclops
Japanese corporate culture is too entrenched for their to be any innovation. I don't even know where to begin.
Joshua Degreiff
Picasso say "good artists copy but great artists steal" You have to do whatever takes Japan if not you will only a shadow on the past. Wish luck!
Scrote
Silicon valley is full of immigrants. I don't think it's possible to create such a place in Japan given the isolationist mindset of many people, including much of Abe's LDP.