Fujitsu, Toshiba, Panasonic and Sony are among the largest outsourcers of manufacturing, with many factories outside of Japan and sourcing many components from

Fujitsu, Toshiba, Panasonic and Sony are among the largest outsourcers of manufacturing, with many factories outside of Japan and sourcing many components from non-Japanese vendors. So Japan has been going down the same path as the US, just not so far yet.