Every time I hear about the latest and greatest gadget the story always ends with %26#39;Currently only available in Japan...%26#39; and Korea sometimes as well. And I%26#39;m not talking about a few month%26#39;s delay between there and the US market , it%26#39;s YEARS. As big as the US market is, it seems like they%26#39;d want to get stuff over here ASAP. What%26#39;s the deal?
Answer:
"Currently available in Japan only" is not Japan%26#39;s decision. It is U.S. decision for the protection of U.S. makers and products.
You are right. Japanese makers want to sell their quality products in your big U.S. market ASAP.
The U.S. has been accusing Japan for its "closed market" for U.S. products. That is not true. Japan is always open for new, high-tech, quality products. Japanese are the most quality-conscious (not price-conscious) nation in the whole world. That%26#39;s why U.S. cannot sell its cars in Japan no matter what!
I hope U.S. will open its market for more high-tech Japanese products for the consumers in the U.S. Because they invent it first. Its terrible to say but they are just smarter than us Americans. Because they make them They%26#39;re the ones who make them, and they%26#39;re crazy about these gadgets, more then anybody else I know. 1. Population is much denser and the country is much smaller, making any deployment of technology easier.
2. Government more closely controls the standards, so various companies have an easier time developing products that are interoperable.
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