Here in Japan, risk is extremely frowned upon. As a result nothing innovate comes about. Only minor improvements over the existing design. A lot has been wri

Here in Japan, risk is extremely frowned upon. As a result nothing innovate comes about. Only minor improvements over the existing design. A lot has been written about the cultural views of risk/failure and why nations like the US are kicking butt over Japan and India where you're not allowed to fail. Japan has shown that it can stage a comeback when the nation as a whole can no longer deny it has been defeated and must reinvent itself to move forward. It happened after WWII and will likely happen in another 10 or 20 years if things continue the way they have.