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Re: Protectionism is real (none / 0)
Sorry, how is protectionism real in Japan with respect to cars?

Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.
by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Fri Dec 5th, 2008 at 06:32:22 AM EST
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No imports to speak of (none / 0)
Are you claiming that Japanese crs are so superior that no Japanese person would consider buying a foreign car?

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Fri Dec 5th, 2008 at 02:45:22 PM EST
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Same for Korea (none / 0)
I have traveled to South Korea several times in the early 90s: the streets were full of Hyundai, Daewoo, Kia and SSongyang cars & trucks. A few token Mercedes and also a few American vehicles (US troops).

Not a single Japanese car: zero, none. Probably the only country in the world (with North Korea?). It was really striking.

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Fri Dec 5th, 2008 at 03:17:15 PM EST
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Re: No imports to speak of (none / 0)
No.  I am asking:  What quotas, tariffs, regulations, or other kind of obstacle have been imposed by the Japanese government with the primary intent of keeping foreign automobiles out of the Japanese market.  Because that is the definition of protectionism as I understand it.  And so far I have not heard anyone providing any examples of this.

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by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Fri Dec 5th, 2008 at 03:21:17 PM EST
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Re: No imports to speak of (none / 0)
From the viewpoint of Detroit automakers, a barrier is that they drive on the left...
by asdf on Fri Dec 5th, 2008 at 07:48:59 PM EST
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