This will be a minimum of 9 double-spaced pages, not counting the required Works Cited section.
You may include graphics if you wish (e.g., charts, graphs, illustrations, etc.) but the total of the text portion not including those graphics must fit the minimum page guidelines.
Write an argumentative essay on a topic relating to both Japan and Globalization.
Remember to discuss the impacts of, and upon, the processes of globalization in regard to your topic, using at least three sources. These must be sources that are appropriate for an academic paper, so Wikipedia, blogs, etc. are not acceptable unless you are analyzing them as examples of a particular thematic element. Remember that depth is more important than breadth: you need to analyze a critical issue rather than superficially summarizing its appearance. You must discuss
your topic in terms of global, not merely local/regional, issues. Just describing something historical, or mentioning that it can be found in more than one place, is not the same as discussing how it ties in to globalization! Your thesis statement should appear in the first
paragraph of your paper.
State your thesis, then explore the evidence both for and against it, and provide your own insights into it – backed with textual support, of course.
Remember to cite your sources both in-text and in the required Works Cited section – which does not count toward page totals. You may
not write about the same topic discussed in your own group presentation. Your topic may not overlap substantially with the topic chosen by another class member for their term paper.
Final Submission: your completed paper of at least 9 pages, plus the final version of your
Works Cited section.
Introduction
Because of globalization, Japan brought some of the biggest advancements in portable technology, and as a result the success and advancements of technology right now can only be attributed to Japanese innovation.
These technologies might have become obsolete, but they are the first baby steps in a truly portable technology world. Netflix and Apple may have not been what they are today, as the technologies brought from Japan included VHS tapes from JVC, which revolutionized the way we consume media. As VHS rental companies, Netflix and Blockbuster can only attribute Japan for its success. Toshiba and Sharp where the first to market to create LCD Displays and in-lay them in the first mass-produced portable laptops. Lastly, I believe that we owe Japan for success of the music industry, with Sony introducing the transistor radio and even the Walkman, which laid the foundation for Apple’s first biggest success, the iPod. (The Economist)
One key definition to point out is digital transformation, the process of using digital technologies to create new – or modify existing- business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet changing business and market requirements. (Salesforce). Digital transformation could also be dubbed as digital globalization, as there is no one country that is the root of all digital inventions.
As you walk around a college campus, the supermarket, or even a library you will notice hundreds of headphones in people’s ears and the wire leads to a device that could be considered a personal portable music player.
1 – Apple did not ideally copy the concept of the iPod, but merely took the concept of the MP3?
https://www.vox.com/2015/9/3/11618292/book-excerpt-business-model-transformation
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/03/from-walkman-to-ipod-what-music-tech-teaches-us-about-innovation/253158/
2 – Portable technology that has lead to mass distribution of movies and TV shows can lead to Japan, as Netflix and Blockbuster thrived on the success of DVD then to VHS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD
https://curiosity.com/topics/remember-getting-dvds-in-the-mail-a-brief-history-of-netflix-curiosity/
Hastings invested $2.5 million in startup cash for Netflix.[26][11] Randolph admired the fledgling e-commerce company Amazon and wanted to find a large category of portable items to sell over the Internet using a similar model. They considered and rejected VHS tapes as too expensive to stock and too delicate to ship. When they heard about DVDs, which were first introduced in the United States on March 31, 1997,[27] they tested the concept of selling or renting DVDs by mail, by mailing a compact disc to Hastings’ house in Santa Cruz. When the disc arrived intact, they decided to take on the $16 billion home video sales and rental industry.[24] Hastings is often quoted saying that he decided to start Netflix after being fined $40 at a Blockbuster store for being late to return a copy of Apollo 13. But this is an apocryphal story that he and Randolph designed to explain the company’s business model and motivation.[24]
Netflix was launched on April 14, 1998, as the world’s first online DVD rental store,[24][28] with only 30 employees and 925 titles available, which was almost the entire catalogue of DVDs in print at the time,[29] through the pay-per-rent model with rates and due dates that were similar to its bricks-and-mortar rival, Blockbuster.[30][24]
3 – Actually Japanese technology was not the first to produce the first laptop. Kaypro is.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaypro
Evidence For
Evidence Against
Conclusion
Work Cited
Chan, Casey. “Sony Kills The Cassette Walkman On The IPod’s Birthday*.” Gizmodo, 23 Oct. 2010, https://gizmodo.com/sony-kills-the-cassette-walkman-on-the-ipods-birthday-5671670.
This article shows the legacy of the Walkman. The Walkman was Sony’s most famous product and it was the one of the first device for a personal portable music device. Apple released a competitor to the Walkman many years later, and it was known as the iPod. Many years later the Walkman was killed by Sony. This article is perfect as it shows the globalization and innovation of Japan influenced Apple. Gizmodo is a credible source, as it is a very well-known and high held publication outlet that reports on technology news.
Corporation, Bonnier. Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation, 1977.
This is a Popular Science article from 1977 which discussing the JVC VCR. The VCR and VHS tapes where another important innovation that originated from Japan. The success of Netflix and Blockbuster (was), was dependent on consumers wanting to consume on-demand content in the comfort of their living room without having to sit through TV Ads and look for showings of movies in the newspaper. Popular Science is a very renown and highly educational informational magazine.
Cusumano, Michael A. “Manufacturing Innovation: Lessons from the Japanese Auto Industry.” MIT Sloan Management Review, https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/manufacturing-innovation-lessons-from-the-japanese-auto-industry/. Accessed 31 Mar. 2019.
This article is about manufacturing innovation that came out of Japan. The automotive business in Japan is phenomenal, with companies such as Subaru, Nissan, Lexus, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Mazda, and Honda. They are all leading an industry by manufacturing over 263,664,924 trucks, buses, and cars from January 1993 to January 2019 according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. This source is extremely credible as it is Massachusetts Institute of Technology online publication.
Ganapati, Priya. “June 4, 1977: VHS Comes to America.” Wired, June 2010. www.wired.com,https://www.wired.com/2010/06/0604vhs-ces/.
This article actually explains the globalization of VHS coming to Japan. This is extremely crucial and actually proves that Japan’s technology innovated and globalized the American technology world. Wired is a credible source, as it is a very well-known and high held publication outlet that reports on technology news.
Haire, Meaghan. “The Walkman.” Time, July 2009. content.time.com, https://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1907884,00.html.
This is another article about the Walkman that globalized the United States. It explains how the Walkman, “wasn’t a giant leap forward in engineering”. This source is extremely credible as it is Time’s Magazine.
Sony Japan | タイムカプセル. https://www.sony.co.jp/SonyInfo/CorporateInfo/History/capsule/20/. Accessed 31 Mar. 2019.
This is a press release from Sony themselves discussing their release of the Walkman in their time capsule. This is credible in respect to this is the product they have created.
“The Mighty, Fallen.” The Economist, Mar. 2011. The Economist, https://www.economist.com/business/2011/03/03/the-mighty-fallen.
This article discusses Japan’s long lasted influence on American technology. Specifically, VHS, LCD’s, and laptops. This goes through history and explains how deeply entrenched the Japanese innovation and globalization is imbedded into the American technology industry. The Economist is extremely credible and a well-renown publication outlet.
Walsh, John. “Translating Japanese Technology into U.S. Terms.” Science, vol. 224, 1984, p. 265.
Jorgenson, Dale W., et al. Information Technology and the Japanese Economy. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005.
This article also discusses Japan’s long lasted influence on American technology. This also goes through history and explains how deeply entrenched the Japanese innovation and globalization is imbedded into the American technology industry. This article is extremely credible as it was published by the National Bureau of Economic.
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