Tag: Technology adoption
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History Repeats: The Reluctance Toward Change and Foreign Influence
As we often write in this blog, whenever a new technology emerges, many people initially resist it. This isn’t unique to Japan—it happens all over the world. When personal computers first appeared, people said, “That’s not for me.” When the internet arrived, they said, “I’m not interested.” When smartphones came out, they said, “I don’t…