THE VIDEO SHELF · japanese software industry
Why is Japan So Weak in Software?
Asianometry examines why Japan's software industry has lagged despite its hardware strengths. It looks at dependence on US software and the low prestige of programming.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a good explanation of Japanese software industry struggles, though one commenter is unsure of its accuracy.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Asianometry
- Topic
- japanese software industry
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2024–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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[VIDEO] Asianometry has a good one on this. They’ve become dependent on US software (and hardware), and programming is considered a low prestige job.
ambyra on Hacker News · 2024-11
In A mistake that killed Japan's software industry? (2023)Japanese software and software technology culture is amongst the worst in the world. They're famous for failing to adopt modern ways of working, tools and as an industry is seriously struggling. There's fantastic video in this from Asianometry: [VIDEO]
smcleod on Hacker News · 2026-07
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