Well, a lot more Japanese and Korean companies are congolomerates. They jump to different areas all the time. In fact, about half the South Korea GDP is produce

Well, a lot more Japanese and Korean companies are congolomerates. They jump to different areas all the time. In fact, about half the South Korea GDP is produced by four companies - Hyundai, Samsung, LG and SK. In Seoul there is an entire mall devoted to Hyundai products. If you want a good American example, try GE. Started by Edison to sell various electrical inventions, part of the original Dow Jones in 1896, nowadays GE includes finance, energy, NBC, airplane and train engines, all sorts of crazy stuff.