How Did Japan Get Ahead?

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* First, in the 50s, textiles were produced by cheap labor and of a quality comparable to that of the West
* Then, the market for watches was taken away from the Swiss
* Followed by the photography market taken from the Germans
* Followed by the market for radios, TVs, computers, and automobiles taken from the Americans
* Many additionnal markets were then manufactured cheaper than traditional producers
* Pianos, ski equipment, motorcycles, pottery, glassware, calculators, and photocopying machines have now all become particular specialties of the Japanese

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