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The niche purveyors of Japanese monozukuri

While Japan has faced stiff regional competition in recent decades, it has retained a competitive advantage thanks to the SME manufacturers which have excelled in developing niche technologies often impossible to imitate. Working behind the scenes and guided by the monozukuri craftsmanship philosophy, these niche players may be small, but they play a huge part in international supply chains, providing high-tech parts and components

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