This article about the topic is a classic (2008): https://blog.gatunka.com/2008/05/05/why-japan-didnt-create-the-ipod/ https://blog.gatunka.com/2008/05/05/why-j

This article about the topic is a classic (2008): https://blog.gatunka.com/2008/05/05/why-japan-didnt-create-the-ipod/ https://blog.gatunka.com/2008/05/05/why-japan-didnt-create-t... Tl;dr: It's the writing system.