The Japanese dominated the world in quality and products in the 1970s and 1980s. But lately, their products lag behind the norm in India and they don't appear to have a strategy that works towards the changing needs of Indian car and motorcycle buyers. On ThisConnect season 2, episode two, Kartikeya and Shumi are talking about how this incredible country and culture lost its way. And what's the solution.

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ThisConnect is our podcast. You can check out Season 01 on our channel if you haven't. On the pod, Kartikeya and Shumi discuss a range of topics of automotive interest ranging from trends, important things we need to think about, or just celebrate the automotive lifestyle.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Rising Sun?

02:40 Going Gets Tough

04:05 What Japan is Like

09:18 Can't Drive In Japan

10:16 Process Orientation

12:15 Do We Need Japanese CEOs?

16:23 Broken Systems Persist

18:12 Breaking Expectations

20:15 Changed Expectations

21:32 Japan Can't Manage Change

25:32 Respect Is a Two-Way Street

28:24 Japan's Money Problem

30:30 Not Cutting Edge Any More

31:39 India vs Japan

33:32 Strange Decisions

35:30 Is Japan Just Old?

37:07 Generation Gap

40:05 The Experience Problem

43:20 Lack of Innovation

46:00 Japan Knows Better?

47:20 How Change Will Happen

49:40 Are These Strong Brands?

52:35 Can Japan Innovate?

54:10 The Next Episode

55:47 Closing Comments

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