Title

Japanophobia : the myth of the invincible Japanese

Description

Bill Emmott's work on Japanese corporate entities.

Identifier

489372

812919076

Creator

Emmott, Bill

Format

1st U.S. ed.

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1993

Program air date: February 13, 1994.

Publisher

Times Books

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Subject

"Investments, Japanese--United States."

"Investments, Japanese--Europe."

"Corporations, Japanese--United States."

"Corporations, Japanese--Europe."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

Rights

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Transcription of Annotations
Notes on front endpapers: Optimism for 90s p. 200. Bill E--How many places did he visit? WWII- GI's not wanted in Britain. Karaoke--like Coke and Big Mac. Beb. 1985-changed value of the dollar. Nemesis--The Greek God of retribution. California and Britain--Japanese favorites. Britain: according to the Frenchman Caboet--an offshore aircraft arrived for the Japanese. America's investment in the other countries: Britain 6.7% of GDP; Holland 8.7%, Canada 11.9, Ger. 1.9%. Sony--Michael Jackson--what does decline do to profits. "In Britain virtually nobody worries about trade balance with Japan"--author. OHMAE-SERVAN SCHREIBER. Underlinings/notes: Lamb's underlinings mark issues of multinationalism, international banking/foreign investment, globalism and refutations of Michael Crichton's novel "Rising Sun". Notes "600,000 Japanese overseas," "15 million travel each year," "1985 rise of the Yen," "Tire companies losing billions," "Hubris first, synergy--a distant second, Morita is in a weakened position," "Earthquake and Japanese banks...'92 37 B.L. overseas loans."