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Why is Japan So Weak in Software?

Asianometry · 968.2K views · 2024-08-18 · 19:37

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Overview

Asianometry examines why Japan's software industry has lagged despite its hardware strengths. It looks at dependence on US software and the low prestige of programming.

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Recommended as a good explanation of Japanese software industry struggles, though one commenter is unsure of its accuracy.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2024–2026

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smcleod · 2026-07 · Recommendation

Japanese software and software technology culture is amongst the worst in the world. They're famous for failing to adopt modern ways of working, tools and as an industry is seriously struggling. There's fantastic video in this from Asianometry: [VIDEO]

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ambyra · 2024-11 · Recommendation

[VIDEO] Asianometry has a good one on this. They’ve become dependent on US software (and hardware), and programming is considered a low prestige job.

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begueradj · 2024-08 · Reference

At least Italy is still interesting when it comes to software development. Unlike Japan which had a good start but it is not that good anymore ( [VIDEO] )

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