What Happened To Japanese Products? | ThisConnect S02E02 | #ThisConnect

The Japanese dominated the world in quality and products in the 1970s and 1980s. But lately, their products lag behind the norm in India, and they don't appear to have a strategy that works towards the changing needs of Indian car and motorcycle buyers. On ThisConnect season 2, episode two, Kartikeya and Shumi discuss how this incredible country and culture lost its way and what the solution is. ~ Explore MotorInc memberships at    / @motorinc   ~ ThisConnect is our podcast. You can check out Season 01 on our channel if you haven't. On the pod, Kartikeya and Shumi discuss a range of topics of automotive interest ranging from trends, important things we need to think about, or just celebrate the automotive lifestyle. ~ CHAPTERS 00:00 Rising Sun? 02:40 Going Gets Tough 04:05 What Japan is Like 09:18 Can't Drive In Japan 10:16 Process Orientation 12:15 Do We Need Japanese CEOs? 16:23 Broken Systems Persist 18:12 Breaking Expectations 20:15 Changed Expectations 21:32 Japan Can't Manage Change 25:32 Respect Is a Two-Way Street 28:24 Japan's Money Problem 30:30 Not Cutting Edge Any More 31:39 India vs Japan 33:32 Strange Decisions 35:30 Is Japan Just Old? 37:07 Generation Gap 40:05 The Experience Problem 43:20 Lack of Innovation 46:00 Japan Knows Better? 47:20 How Change Will Happen 49:40 Are These Strong Brands? 52:35 Can Japan Innovate? 54:10 The Next Episode 55:47 Closing Comments ~ Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos:    / @motorinc   We’re offering our podcast, ThisConnect, on YouTube, Anchor/Spotify, Apple, Amazon and Google. Audio Podcasts are available at: Amazon: https://www.bit.ly/amazon_tc Apple: https://www.bit.ly/apple_tc Spotify: https://www.bit.ly/spotify_tc Anchor.fm: https://www.anchor.fm/thisconnect Google: https://www.bit.ly/ggle_tc JioSaavn: https://www.bit.ly/saavn_tc RSS (via Anchor): https://anchor.fm/s/cdfc9888/podcast/rss ~ Motor Inc social media channels: Facebook:   / themotorinc   Twitter:   / themotorinc   Instagram:   / motorinc.official   ~ Website: https://www.motorinc.com ~ #MotorInc #ThisConnect #Podcast Motor Inc #Japan #Japanese #WhatsWrongWithJapan #JapanProblem