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Even though they wouldn't last very, very long, but it is very nice that they have lasted this long (with many more years to come), proving all the doubters, haters & troll wrong. :D

It is nice to re-visit an article or a post from a decade ago & see the change(s) happened in that period.

Now China-made EV is really mounting a big challenge to Tesla.

Do the negative comments in this topic age well?

The G in G7 apparently stands for genocide.

More power to the people that is against genocide!!!

at a time when manufacturers are already switching back to button design

who Wants to have giant touchscreens with outdated games and OEM software that cost 500000 yen to replace (and things like climate control stop working if the screen stays black)?

Agree. When you are operating multiple switches, buttons, etc, you need tactile feedback or significant physical/mechanical touch to differentiate between function for effective, minimal distraction & safe operation.

Changing it all to touchscreen is a scam & safety hazard!

Good they finally got him.

Iranians are infamous in Japan for selling drugs on the streets - usually working along with Japanese gangs.

Drugs is one of the biggest menaces in Asian society presently.

Not worth it not worth it

I adore Japan, very much.

But I have to give A VERY BIG thumb down & "X" whenever the government of Japan (thru its staff) is proven of wrongdoing, misdeed & violation of any law.

Pay the victim's family its due & revamp your SOP & procedure!!

Coldplay actually came and played in a few countries (covered the usual major ones) in Southeast Asia for their 2023 tour. Which was very fair & pretty much standard for other artist or big names.

So what happened with Taylor Swift's concert in Singapore is unfair to her fans from other countries.

It seems that the behavior of the Zionist is significantly closer & resembles those of the well-known mass killers from the pre-WW2 era.

Modern day genocide, endorsed by Murica. :D

Toyota is the number 1 automotive manufacturer for 2022, Sony is still the number one maker for CMOS sensor, Japan is the world´s number one industrial robot manufacturer & many more.

The article did not age really well, hasn't it?

I wish that he rot in jail!

Not a word about Sony's CMOS Sensor performance?

"Samsung has remained the second-largest CMOS image sensor provider on the market after Sony, but the gap between the two companies appears to widen at Samsung’s expense. In terms of market share in the third quarter of 2022, Sony and Samsung were followed by Omnivision, Onsemi, and GalaxyCore.

According to a market report by research firm Omdia (via The Elec), Sony was the leading CMOS image sensor supplier in Q3, with a market share of 51.6%."

Good thing was Takata went bankrupt.

But did the top management of Takata (related to the problematic airbag) was being responsible?

Happy Inflation everywhere!

Ridiculous.

Many East Asian & Southeast Asian countries (Singapore, S. Korea, China, Mongolia, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and so on) prohibited dual citizenship. Some that do not (Vietnam), only allow it in limited cases.

You also forgot CATL and other Chinese giants. Japanese firms have been crushed by Chinese solar companies in the last decade, so I don't have any confidence that Japan can make a comeback in semiconductors or batteries.

Japan is in the semiconductor sector at the high end, precision & advanced segment. China is still playing catch up.

"The Japanese electronics maker Sony ended 2020 with a 40% market share in the CIS market, 2% lower than 2019. Meanwhile, Samsung witnessed an increase of 1% in its market share from 21% in 2019. In 2020, Samsung held a 22% market share in the CIS industry."

Well, Japan is still number 1 in CMOS sensor market share

https://www.gizmochina.com/2021/08/14/sony-led-the-cmos-image-sensor-market-share-in-2020-but-samsung-narrows-gap/

"The chart shows Silicon Wafer Market Share in 2018. The Silicon Wafer Market is fragmented among many regions. The leading Region in the Silicon Wafer Industry was Taiwan with 22% market share in 2018, followed by South Korea with 21.3% Silicon Wafer Manufacturers market share, Japan with 16.8% Silicon Wafer Manufacturers market share, North America with 12.8%, China with 12.5%, Europe with 6%, and the Rest of the World with 8.7%"

https://www.t4.ai/industry/silicon-wafer-manufacturers-market-share

China is nowhere near at the top

Japan has two big lithography technology machine makers. China has none.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4059013-switch-to-asmls-euv-lithography-will-impact-entire-semiconductor-supply-chain

These are only a few high-end & advanced semiconductor segments where Japan is one of the big players. China? Haven't reach that level yet.

By the way, do you trust the U.N. Human Rights Council which partly consists of non democratic countries.

What is so democratic about Japan's long, extended, & unfair detention of its suspect?

Utsukushii 美しい !!!

Lovely...

Shouldn’t the quality control experts be checking the quality of robots?

Yeah, only for the first time during commissioning and acceptance of the robots from their supplier.

The most important or key actors in the up-time, maintenance & continuous improvement of the robots (for the whole of its service life) are;

1) Maintenance Department (first responder, routine trouble shooter)

2) Engineering Department (engineering support/improvement/kaizen)

Really promising news. Good to hear Japanese companies are following the Abe Cabinets advice to exit Communist China.

Japan has already A LARGE TRANS-FACTORIES foothold here in Southeast Asia.

Automotive vehicle & parts manufacturing, semiconductor, machinery, material...you name it. Of course, many advanced & high tech parts e.g. industrial robot gear parts, sensor are still mostly made in Japan.

Obstinate, pig-headed & difficult. Anymore words to describe stubbornness?

Oh, the irony of those coming onto a Japan related website and complaining about news articles about Japanese remembrance of WW2 and the atomic bombings. If you don't like it, then don't come to this website. Incredible how this seems such a hard concept for some to grasp. I bet these same people would not complain if their home countries had constant reminders of how their nation dealt with world wars. Hypocrisy as usual.

Oh boy, i've to agree with this.

It is an irony (blatant hypocrisy), that the majority of weapons & military equipment produced are from the "Western hemisphere".

Japan, even China, & the rest of Asia (excluding the middle east) are relatively pacifist for the past few decades, compared to many "actors" & "agitators" from that very region. I wonder why.

No longer news

Serve you right Nissan!

Hence Japan's neighbors can never forgive Japan

Funny. Japan's neighbors (& victims during the WWII) that would include Taiwan & a few other countries in East & Southeast Asia have pretty much moved on.

Even China doesn't dwell much or raise unnecessary complain to Japan regarding this for the past few years.

Because why? Because Japan did apologized continuously for the past half century thru its many statesman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements_issued_by_Japan#2010s

That'll leaves only......the sulking & ungrateful Koreans?

Condolences.

So money could buy you anything, or could it not?

I'm surprised by the lack of comment on Tesla related news.

Well, they did really open the eyes of everybody on EV vehicle, but the challenge remains...

A true mass manufactured EV car for the common people around the globe (not just for the developed, rich countries).

While the benchmark currently is around (for those rich countries) USD 30,000, the real global price should be in the range of USA 10k to 15k. Then we'd be talking about EV replacing the conventional NA, fuel consuming car.

Good luck everyone!

Well, well, well

2020 might just be the hardest year for the USA with Covid 19 disaster, George Floyd killing, racism & now this.....

And you add up the gloomy economy outlook, Boeing, "cheap" oil, risk of further trade friction with China etc....

Wait, they still have Elon Musk's SpaceX & Tesla..the only saving grace