【English edition】　JAPANESE MANUFACTUREING INDUSTRY:A WINNING OPPORTUNITY PART1:WHY MANUFACTURING NOW? SHINICHI YAMAGATA (Book1: All 5 books scheduled by the end of 2024)

＜Book Overview＞

Do you think there will be a return to economic growth in Japan? The answer is "Yes.

In line with the decline of the Japanese economy over the lost past 30 years, the Japanese manufacturing industry, which was the driving force behind Japan's economic growth, has also declined.

The world is now in the midst of turbulent times.

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the wave of globalization is now coming around the bend.

It has been blindly believed that the end of the Cold War brought an era of peace and that a society in which people, goods, money, and information move freely in the name of globalism would promote peace and enrich people's lives.

However, the real world appears to be full of confusion and contradictions.

During this period, Japan's once world-leading manufacturing industry declined, and the Japanese economy was unable to escape the period of stagnation known as the "lost 30 years.

Now, the structure of the international political economy is about to undergo a drastic change.

With the transition to Industry 5.0, a new era has arrived in which Japan's manufacturing industry can fully leverage its strengths by successfully catching the wave of change. On the contrary, if Japan fails to catch this wave, the decline of the Japanese economy will spread to all industries, and Japan will collapse. 

This book examines the conditions for a "winning Japanese manufacturing industry" in turbulent times.

No specialized knowledge of economics or management, or technical knowledge of mechanical engineering or IT is required.

The abundant data is explained in an easy-to-understand manner.

The analysis goes beyond the framework of industry analysis by economists, drawing on a wide range of perspectives including international political economy, history, sociology, and philosophy of science.

A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the Japanese economy and the latest trends in Japan's manufacturing industry.

＜Book Details＞

Number of pages：50

Language：English

Release Date：May 6, 2024

Publisher：Beyond.A.I.

Author：Shinichi Yamagata

SHINICHI YAMAGATA is a writer who uses both the perspectives developed through his research in international political economy and his experience in public relations and marketing, investor relations, and business management at corporations to explain social issues in an easy-to-understand manner. He is the author of “Explaining the FSX Dispute and the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty,” The Journal of International Studies (Institute of International Relations, Sophia University, Tokyo, 2002), and Smart Manufacturing Summit by Global Industry Blog, etc.