How is Japan’s technology?

To be honest, Japan can still be ranked among the second-tier countries by relying on its laurels. It has no place in the first-tier countries, only China and the United States. Among second-tier countries, it ranks in the middle after Germany, Britain, and France, and is comparable to South Korea, Israel, Russia, Sweden, and other countries. Germany's automobile industry is stronger than Japan's, and its mechanical and electrical products are also stronger than Japan's. Even in the electronics industry that Japan is proud of, Germany is not inferior to Japan. However, Germany's advancement is reflected in the industrial plus level, while Japan's advancement is used in Household products are closer to people’s daily lives. Britain and France are at least fifty years ahead of Japan in the aviation industry.

Japan will probably never catch up with Russia's aerospace, aviation, and military industries. Israel's arms industry is also beyond Japan's reach. In terms of air defense equipment alone, Japan may not have a chance to catch up. South Korea's shipbuilding industry has already surpassed Japan's, and its smart home appliances are a few steps behind Japan's. Samsung has beaten Japan countless times, and Japan will never have a chance in the chip manufacturing field. Finally, let’s talk about the small Nordic country Sweden. The automobile industry is not inferior to that of Japan. The Volvo brand is world-renowned, and Japan cannot compare with the Eagle fighter alone. Japan’s advantage over Sweden is probably only in the field of artificial intelligence, right?

However, in a dozen years, due to the maturation of nearly 20 trillion U.S. dollars of Japanese government debt, there will inevitably be a shortage of social capital circulation, resulting in an extreme contraction of domestic currency and a free fall in social purchasing power. decline, and the shortage of corporate R&D funds has further reduced the level of science and technology. On the other hand, in terms of export trade, due to the substantial reduction in the circulation of the Japanese yen, it will inevitably appreciate significantly, resulting in a significant increase in the price of export commodities and a severe shrinkage in export trade volume. Under this double attack, the Japanese economy will inevitably fall into a collapse-like cycle of decline.

Twenty years later, Japan’s technological level can only find a place in the ranks of third-rate countries, and India can also surpass it. But what is certain is that it must be much stronger than the landlocked countries in Africa.

Japan is among the world’s leading players in cutting-edge machine tools, robots, environmental protection and energy conservation. There are many things worth learning from in this regard. But after the founding of the People's Republic of China, our country's science and technology has also been advancing rapidly, especially after reform. It can be said that it is changing with each passing day.

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Japan’s technological innovation is also very good. Japan has occupied the top three positions in the industry in the seven future fields. China’s rare earth raw materials can only be refined after being processed by Japan. Japan’s industry has been transformed and upgraded to the upstream end of the industry. , which has controlled the embarrassing situation in many industries that require Japanese raw materials for production. After the Plaza Accord, the yen appreciated threefold, which also caused Japan's industrialization crisis to rise to an unprecedented level. However, Japan's industry transformed into core technologies for cutting-edge high-tech products and concentrated on the research and development of core technologies. In short, Japan, the United States, Japan, and Europe is one of the countries with the highest number of Nobel Prize winners, which is enough to prove that its inventions and industry leadership are still consolidated. Many technologies surpass those of Germany.

We know that since the 1990s, the Japanese economy has been in a stagflation stage for a long time, and its GDP level has been surpassed by China. In the eyes of many people, Japan's strength is no longer as strong as we imagined. Especially after China has companies like Huawei. But nothing could be further from the truth.

Take high-tech companies as an example. When you think of Chinese technology companies, you will think of Huawei. How many well-known Japanese companies are there? Sony, Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic, Nikon... every one of these names has global influence. Although Japan has been somewhat unknown in recent years, it has won 18 Nobel Prizes in 19 years since 2000. Isn’t it scary to think about it?

Today, let’s take a look at Japan’s true strength.

Japan has never fallen behind at the forefront of the world's science and technology. For example, Japan previously launched an asteroid detection satellite. It not only successfully landed on an asteroid, but also returned samples. What kind of technical level can this be achieved? We haven't even returned samples from the moon yet. A glimpse reveals the whole leopard. How much technology Japan has hidden is currently a big mystery. But what Japan exaggerates is that they are not only good at research, but also hard-working. These science and technologies are quickly transformed into productivity in Japan, which has created a situation where Japanese high-tech companies are blooming everywhere.

In fact, Japan must have reservations about its own technology under pressure from the United States, because Japan cannot challenge the United States' position in the high-tech field. But Japan, a country that is good at forbearance, quickly found a new direction of development, which is to develop in the parts manufacturing field and materials field, these relatively low-key directions, so as not to steal the limelight from the United States.

Today, Japan is the most important supplier of high-end components in the world, including the world's top carbon fiber, deposition system coating machines for manufacturing OLED screens, never loose nuts, etc. These are all things Japan can The United States and Europe can only buy high-end parts and components from Japan. As for the semiconductor field, it is even more exaggerated.

Japan has achieved world-leading status in almost all high-end materials in the semiconductor field, such as silicon wafers, photoresists, bonding wires, molding resins, etc. Some even account for more than 90% of the global share. If Japan did not provide these materials , the world's semiconductor development will regress for several years.

If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Japan is of course the world leader in the field of high-end machine tools. The so-called high-end machine tools refer to machine tools used to produce extremely precise instruments, such as submarine propellers, aerospace engines, etc. The advanced level of machine tools directly determines the performance of the product. In the field of high-end machine tools, only the United States and Germany can compete with Japan. This is real strength and cannot be replaced by a little GDP.

We can’t help but ask, what allows Japan to master such powerful strength? I think the core lies in education.

Japan is one of the countries with the highest population density in the world and does not invest much in education. However, the level of Japanese education is one of the best in the world. This can be seen from the numerous Japanese Dono Prize winners and This can be seen among senior engineers. When many people travel to Japan, they will feel that Japan is a very orderly country and the children are very independent and polite. This is what Japanese education has created. The Japanese education industry has always adhered to this attitude, that is, it cannot arrange the future life for children, but allows them to grow up, learn to live, and master knowledge.

To be honest, Japan is the best in the second echelon after the United States, which ranks first! Contrary to China's arrogant style, Japan often gives people the impression of hiding its strengths and showing its weakness. CNC manufacturing covers electrical operating systems, measurement feedback systems, and mechanical and hydraulic transmission systems, all of which are world-class. Many domestic equipment use Japanese equipment. Other fields such as automobile manufacturing, chip R&D and manufacturing, basic material applications, medical technology, higher education system, etc. are all world-class.

Summary:

1. Japan is a big manufacturing country, but at the same time it is increasingly not a scientific research power.

2. Japan is degenerating from a scientific research country to a pure manufacturing country.

3. Compared with the title of "technological power", the title of "technological power" is more in line with Japan's current situation.

But Japan still has many advantageous industries.

Including alloys, machine tools, automobiles, ships, precision instruments, camera equipment, and semiconductor materials, they have a very high status.

Japan is also a country that can currently launch giant rocket technology.

The manufacturing industries in Europe, Germany and the UK are also very strong, but they still have a weak presence in many fields, especially rocket technology, which must be jointly developed by Europe.

(1) Japan, which has always been relatively low-key on the international stage, gives the impression of the decline of developed countries. What has been the status of Japan's economy in the world over the past 20 years? In 2015, Thomson Reuters, a partner of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, released Japan's TOP100 this year: Japan 40, the United States 35, France 10, Germany 4, and Switzerland 3. Japan surpassed first place before 2015. The United States has become the largest innovative nation. Over the years, Japan has long abandoned the home appliance industry, which is a low-end industry, and is fully committed to mobile Internet, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, cloud computing, robotics, next-generation genome technology, automated transportation, energy storage technology, 3D Print. Emerging areas such as next-generation materials technologies, unconventional oil and gas exploration, and resource reuse. The past 20 years have been the 20 years of Japan's successful economic soft landing. Japan has experienced 20 years of economic transformation, industrial upgrading and hard work. Among the top 12 regions in the world, Japan is among the top three in the world, and some regions are leading the world. In the future, the world's leading technological innovation centers, the United States and Japan will divide the world. The order of the United States, Japan and Europe is not accidental, Japan, the United States and Europe may become the new ranking. Japan is currently in the power storage stage. By the time of the outbreak, Japan's technological reserves in the first few decades will make Japan the world's number one technological power. In terms of technology research and development, Japan ranks among the best in all four indicators. First, R&D spending accounts for the largest proportion of global GDP. Secondly, enterprise-led R&D expenditure accounts for the first R&D expenditure in the world, and Japan’s core technology patents account for 80% of the world’s total. The above and the third type are the patent authorization rate of 80%. This will also make Japanese technology the only one step ahead in the world in the future. In addition to Toyota, Panasonic, Sony, Canon, etc... these familiar international brands can be said to be the "uncrowned king" in the international market.

(2) The future will be the era of big data, with cloud computing as its key, and Japan is rated as the first country in the world with cloud computing technology and cloud application environment. The first and fifth countries officially introduced by Alibaba are Japan, Australia, Germany, the United States and France, Brazil is the last, China is the fourth, India is the sixth, and Russia is the ninth. Many people are surprised by Tesla's highly automated electric vehicle production line. In fact, Tesla only buys used production lines from Toyota. Today's world of high-tech companies relies heavily on Japan. Without Japan's high-precision equipment and accessories and solutions, Samsung, Intel, Apple, Qualcomm, etc. will be back for at least 10 years.

In the case of Apple, more than half of the more than 1,000 core components come from Japan, while about a quarter of ZTE's phones are Japanese. Huawei has long been regarded as the pride of China and has also been developed into a masterpiece by the Japanese. Xu Jingbo, president of Asia News Agency, said that Huawei did not buy Japanese production lines, but bought Japanese people. In addition, Huawei has also set up a research institute in Yokohama, Japan, and recruited 400 Japanese mobile phone engineers to help Huawei develop smartphones. OPPO now sees Huawei's success and has begun building a research institute in Japan. In addition to mobile phones, check out Intel’s PQS awards. Only companies whose revenue exceeds 80% of costs and product quality can win this award, and Japan has the majority, far away from other countries, even the United States. The most intuitive proof is that most people cannot see the existence of science and technology. The Nobel Prize in Natural Sciences was founded by white people. As of 2018, Japan. Already won 24, not including 2 Americans and 1 British Japanese. Since entering the 21st century, one person from Japan has won the Nobel Prize almost every year. In 2001, the "50 Nobel Prizes in 50 Years" plan was realized. In the past 18 years, the number of Nobel Prize winners was second only to the United States, ranking second in the world.

(3) As we all know, China’s rare earth resources have always restricted exports to Japan because it is an indispensable element for many high-tech products. Only the United States and Japan can convert rare earths into gold. As for demographic crises such as Japan's aging population, this is not a problem in the face of powerful Japanese technology. 50% of the world's robots come from Japan, and Japan's goal in the next 50 years is to replace 10 million workers with labor. Crisis, by then, Japanese robots will become the cheapest labor force in the world. Even Liu Qiangdong is not saying that delivery will be completely replaced by robots in the next 5 to 8 years. When Japan's technology dominated the world, its overseas net assets were the first in the world. In order to overcome Japan's lack of resources, the Japanese government has long-term reduced taxes on companies and encouraged capital output. Today, Japan's overseas assets have exceeded US$10 trillion, almost twice Japan's GDP, which has become Japan's strongest potential. . As a pragmatic country in the 21st century, Japan is cultivating its ambitions and striving to reach the highest point of science and technology in the future world. The so-called decline is concealing the image that the country and the nation have brought to the world, and covering up the real cunning behind it...

Japan's technology is quite developed, and it has a very strong industrial base, electronics, electrical machinery, etc. With many industries occupying a place and leading the industry, Japanese companies invest a lot of money and manpower in research and development, and the Japanese are also meticulous in their work!

It should be said that Japan’s technological level is relatively high and ranks second in the world.

When it comes to traditional manufacturing, Japan should be considered at the forefront of the world. It is mainly distributed in Europe, the United States, the former Soviet Union and Japan. This has a lot to do with the level of education of the people, the labor force available, the degree of openness of the people's minds and new ideas, etc. It has a lot to do with the fact that manufacturing technology is not very difficult, and if certain conditions are met, it can complete the transformation from agricultural to industrialized country.

The true level of science and technology is not precision equipment machine tools, large equipment, or some low-tech products in the field of civilian supplies in the traditional sense. It is the unknown fields such as space, deep sea and human body at the top of the technological tower. The level of science and technology is often first reflected in military equipment. Look at the rifles held by the German Wehrmacht and the Japanese Self-Defense Force. It is simply impossible to describe the generation difference. As for tanks, I won’t talk about airplanes. Excluding the low-end technology of traditional civilian products, to be honest, Japan's technological level is very average. The countries with the highest technological development should belong to the United States and the former Soviet Union. Today's Russia is indeed a bit behind the times. Japan's technological level is ranked second-rate in the world. It is a bit of an exaggeration. .

The leadership of Europe, America, and Japan in traditional manufacturing is not as great as everyone imagines. Otherwise, the United States would not abandon it again and again. As long as it continues to improve its education level and participate in the world's industrial division of labor, South Korea's current technological level will be The posture of latecomers taking advantage. Therefore, the gap between China's manufacturing industry and the established and manufacturing powerhouses is only a matter of time, not an insurmountable difficulty.

Whether China can master new energy intelligence and network technology is crucial. As for traditional technology, many countries will participate in the future, and the Red Sea is inevitable.