This led to bad conditions for business innovations, but also these people being industrial tycoons held lot of power in society.

Certain major companies were owned by really powerful folks and they pretty much monopolized the market. Secondly, there were some serious fiefdoms taking place within the Japanese industrial structure. But post-war Japan saw improved conditions for the common worker. I am sure there would be differences in how it all panned out exactly. As with India, post world war 2 – all this changed and landlords lost a lot of their land to the labourers toiling on it. This was actually similar to India as well. Landlords with huge lands were very rich and powerful while the labourers lived a poor life. The rich few kept amassing wealth and power. This book threw some light on Life in Japan before the World War 2 & then the effect of the war, followed by the loss and restrictions imposed by allied powers.įirstly, pre-war Japan had a lot of inequality – the workers and labour force were always poor. I have been reading a lot of cycle touring stories from Japan and I had a lot of questions and thoughts on the place. I often read travelogues and Japan is an enigmatic travel destination. Here are some snippets that I find worth sharing (there were many of those, I am sharing the ones I remember now. And this book really provides insights into a lot of it.

What also intrigued me was to know more about the Japanese work culture and industrialization history. Now a days it is all available on mobile and the days of the tape are gone still I was intrigued to know about the company. I was intrigued to know more about Akio, because Sony has been a household name since ages, I still remember how I spent hours listening to my walkman as a kid. Recently I picked up Akio Morita’s Made in Japan – surprising how both the books have the similar name style. I still remember how Sam Walton, founder of Walmart had valued the buck as a kid and never really lost that habit of looking for Value For Money in everything he did. The previous one I read a while back was Sam Walton’s Made in America. I don’t do much of business reading, but I like a good autobiography.

Made in Japan by Akio Morita