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Before smartphones became the rage, American consumer technology always lagged behind japan in terms of adoption. I think this is still the case for a lot of th

Before smartphones became the rage, American consumer technology always lagged behind japan in terms of adoption. I think this is still the case for a lot of things, including toilets.

ZanyProgrammer 11y ago
Even in more rural parts of Japan, how quickly is technology adopted? Or do we make the assumption that Tokyo and a few other cities == Japan?
- bearbin 11y ago
  Tokyo alone has 25% of Japan's population. So I think it is fair to say that Tokyo and a few other cities == Japan.
- mhurron 11y ago
  Even then I don't think it's true. Some things caught on big in Japan, but in general it seems that they're no less conservative than consumers in the US. It's not like that started with smart phones, DVD and home computers took off in the US well before they did in Japan.
- dheera 11y ago
  In 2009 I went cycling around the Japanese countryside. I was enjoying the scenery of farmland when all of a sudden this drone came out of nowhere and started spraying all the crops.
smitherfield 11y ago
Yes and no. Fax machines are still more popular than email in Japan.