Japan will collapse when its automobile industry becomes obsolete

What is even more telling is that Japan has been pushed into a corner by the inability of the country to lift itself out of the malaise over the last three decades after the property and stock market catastrophe. Much has been said about Japan rising from the ashes of WW2, when no other country was posing a competitive edge. That is totally different today, with China looming large and ominously proving to be a peer competitor. Coupled with the USA's engineered eclipse of the Japanese economic revival, Japan never again found its footing.

Now Japan is trying to use the old ideology of invasion and conquest. But it does not have the military capability nor economic power to do so. Unless it uses its sneaky stealth to do the job, backed by the USA. I think China is perfectly aware and has taken steps to make sure no more a repeat of the old history.

From an economic superpower, Japan is struggling to find its footing, competing with the likes of China and South Korea. It looks to be losing more and more, with even its motor vehicle sector unable to withstand the Chinese EV onslaught and on shaky ground.

Just like the previous two world wars, when Japan is pushed into a corner, it will resort to desperate measures and today looks to be the case. Everything is now in competition with China, but China has all the resources, the cheap energy supplied by Russia and the skilled workforce to come out on top.

Japan's motor vehicle industry betted on the wrong horse, or should I say forced to bet on the wrong horse with all the raw materials for EVs already cornered by China. The bet on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles never took off. It never took off without the Chinese market adopting it and that is the golden truth. China chose electric, Japan chose hydrogen. Toyota favored that, and the rest of the minor manufacturers have to follow according to sources. Therein lies the future and the outcome of Japan's motor vehicle industry.


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