This diary is about the encroachment of Japanese companies into the American marketplace in the seventies. It's adapted from a comment that I made in another diary, but I felt it deserved its own diary.
In a way, it feels like ancient history, because things have changed so much since the seventies. But some of our current problems have roots from back then, so it's a stroll down memory lane that is worth taking.
My focus will be on cars, televisions, and VCRs -- after the jump.
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