Words do not exist to explain errors in this article. The world's most populous island improved internet infrastructure? Wow! Life expectancy increased, just like in every other OECD nation? Wow!
The appreciation of the yen is a result of the deflationary pressure that crippled the Japanese economy from 1995-2005.
He links to shadowstats, a known internet cook hangout. It's like linking to a global-warming denial site.
"Japan leapfrogged the United States in the space of a few years in the late 1990s and it has stayed ahead ever since, with consumers moving exceptionally rapidly to ever more advanced devices."
On what planet does the author live? The smartphone was invented here and the US leads the world in smartphone adoption. The Japanese are still texting on 9-keys.
In 2005 my friend had a Japanese phone which had high speed Internet, video calling, and an ssh client among other things.
The US had the Razr.
Don't change history, smartphones were widely popular in Japan well before anywhere else in the world. The iPhone was just the first usable smartphone for the rest of us.
The appreciation of the yen is a result of the deflationary pressure that crippled the Japanese economy from 1995-2005.
He links to shadowstats, a known internet cook hangout. It's like linking to a global-warming denial site.
"Japan leapfrogged the United States in the space of a few years in the late 1990s and it has stayed ahead ever since, with consumers moving exceptionally rapidly to ever more advanced devices."
On what planet does the author live? The smartphone was invented here and the US leads the world in smartphone adoption. The Japanese are still texting on 9-keys.
I can't go on.