Sony and Nintendo is now stagnating. So I'm not sure what innovation is anymore in Japan.
The conformism, herd and inflexibility of generations helped the downward spiral of Japan. Which is really such a shame from such a beautiful country.
The conformism, herd and inflexibility of generations helped the downward spiral of Japan. Which is really such a shame from such a beautiful country.
It's not like their society became more conformist all of a sudden. In fact it was probably even more so a couple of years/decades earlier.
Look at the manga industry: there are mangas that touch on virtually any genre. That is a testament to the creativity of some of the people in this land.
I am not saying they will become as creative as the people in SV but I believe they definitely have the potential to bring innovative concepts to life.
TVs, mobile phones (before the iPhone came out in Japan), voltage aren't available to be used overseas.
View my comments here from a previous thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6717211