Information Parity Kills Legacy Advantage

“There is no 'information gap' between developed and emerging countries The 'gap' that used to divide developed and developing countries has been completely eliminated. Now emerging countries have no handicap whatsoever. Conversely, it also means that there is no superiority for the developed countries.”

“Along with the reduction in "information disparity," there is hardly any "educational disparity" that once separated Japan and other Asian countries. It used to be that no matter how abundant Asian labor was, all that could be assigned was simple tasks. The quality of products couldn't escape the criticism of "cheap means inferior". "Made in Japan" was thought to be of higher quality than "Made in China." Many Japanese may still have this view. However, that image is completely outdated. As countries develop economically, educational standards have greatly risen. Consequently, the quality of labor has been gradually improving every year. Speaking from my experience, in the past, when I placed an order with a clothing factory in China, there were frustrating situations like delivery dates not being met, or clothes being made with the front and back materials reversed. But now, there is hardly a need to worry about such basic issues. Not only basic education, but the ratio of people receiving higher education is also increasing.”