It's a well-circulated trope that Japanese goods tend to have higher quality but less innovation. It's believed that very few disruptive innovations come out of

It's a well-circulated trope that Japanese goods tend to have higher quality but less innovation. It's believed that very few disruptive innovations come out of Japan compared to the USA/Europe/India. This would fit in with the general model of Japan focusing on stability and getting the same level of performance out of everyone. I haven't done the research to test whether this hypothesis is true or not, though.