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right up to the point where the Japanese started pushing most of their manufacturing to cheaper countries just like we did.


I'm not an expert in Japanese economics (or just plain economics for that matter) But Japan economic slip after the eighties was initiated by the burst of Japan economic bubbles; amongst other things like lack of innovation and population growth. I don't think it was triggered directly by "pushing most of their manufacturing to cheaper countries".

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