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Global Class Japanese SMEs

Global Class Japanese SMEs

Kurosaki Makoto
Translated by Larry Greenberg

Japan Library series
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture

Business & Economics

¥3,300 + tax

ISBN 9784916055811
210 mm x 148 mm / 172 pp. / March 2017

ISBN 9784866580104 (ePub)
ISBN 9784916055972 (PDF)

Thirty years have passed since Japan emerged on the global stage as the second largest economy quickly moving upwards. More than 20 years have passed since the bubble burst, wiping away inflated dreams of Japan as Number One. The Cold War has ended and China has overtaken Japan as Number Two. The digital revolution has come and IoT is changing everything. And yet Japan remains near the top as the third richest economy in the world despite the fallout from the scandals and disappointing performance from some of Japan's former giants. How can this be? What is the true source of strength of the Japanese economy? Who are the real little giants who continue to sustain Japan? Read about 24 amazing Japanese SMEs that have left footprints way beyond their corporate size.

KUROSAKI Makoto
Makoto Kurosaki was born in Gunma Prefecture in 1944. During his time working at Jiji Press he was constantly on the business beat, covering institutions like the Japan Business Federation, the Bank of Japan and the Ministry of Finance. He also reported on major business events like the Recruit scandal. Kurosaki headed the Miyazaki and Fukushima bureaus and served as editor-in-chief and commentator. He left Jiji in 2004 and is now professor at Teikyo University's Faculty of Economics.

*information as of time of publication

 

Japan Library series
Business & Economics

Publisher:
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture

Hardcover
¥3,300 + tax
ISBN 9784916055811
210 mm x 148 mm / 172 pp. / March 2017

eBook
ISBN 9784866580104 (ePub)
ISBN 9784916055972 (PDF)

CONTENTS
Preface for the English Edition
Introduction
1. World Leaders Employing Traditional Technologies
2. Specialization is the Key to Success
3. Four Companies Taking on the World with Highly-Advanced Technologies
4. Controlling Niche Markets Inaccessible to Big Firms
5. Winning with “Business Category Changes” that Capitalize on Expertise
References

日本経済の中核である中小企業の再生こそが、日本経済の復活と地方創生のカギとなる。世界中の美容師から愛用されている鋏、小惑星探査機「はやぶさ」に使われているばねなど、中小製造業24社のグローバル展開の戦略と技術を明かす。

黒崎 誠
1944年群馬県生まれ。時事通信社に入社後、一貫して経済畑を歩み、経団連、日銀、旧大蔵省などを担当したほか、リクルート事件など大型経済事件も報道してきた。宮崎支局長、福島支局長、編集委員、解説委員などを歴任。2004年に退社し、現在、帝京大学経済学部教授。著書に『世界を制した中小企業』(講談社現代新書)、『起業家の条件』(平凡社新書)など多数。

*著者略歴は書籍刊行時のものを表示しています。

Original Japanese Edition

世界に冠たる中小企業

黒崎 誠 著

講談社 刊

2015/02/19

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