eli5 How did Japan become a technology superpower after WW2?
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The government directed investment to certain key industries but they also created an effective system of price fixing so that domestic Japanese consumers paid more for goods which were sold abroad for much cheaper prices in order to create market dominance. In effect Japanese customers were subsidizing exports, and in some cases even subsidizing losses which were seen as acceptable if it drove rival manufacturers out of business.
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