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April 20, 2007
Made in Japan? Not anymore
Where does Wal-Mart get it's products? Check out this map. Via Marginal Revolution. A commenter over there speculates that it is not a random sample. Indeed, if you read the explanation, it is clearly not random. The picture would also look a lot different if you looked at the value of the products rather than the simple count. But I must say that I don't see as much made in Japan anymore. And what is made in Japan is likely to be higher priced electronics rather than cheap clothing (or cheap electronics for that matter).
And this all got me thinking about how many popular songs in the 1970s and 1980s had a "made in Japan" theme. Besides the songs titled "Made in Japan" of which it looks like there were at least three, there was also an album by Deep Purple. And who can forget Mr. Roboto, by Styx.
I am not aware of any similar songs about China today. There is an album by Juliana Hatfield. Are there others?
Posted by William Polley at April 20, 2007 03:26 PM
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