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Asia has become a global center of manufacturing during the last quarter of the 20th century. First, Japan was the only major exporter of manufacturing goods from Asia. Then, yen was rapidly appreciated after The Plaza Accord in 1985, and newly industrialized economies (NIES) such as Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore emerged as exporters of relatively standardized goods. Japanese manufacturing firms also started to shift their production facilities mainly in ASEAN countries.
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Fujimoto, T. (2008). Architecture-based Comparative Advantage in Japan and Asia. In: Mitsuishi, M., Ueda, K., Kimura, F. (eds) Manufacturing Systems and Technologies for the New Frontier. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-267-8_2
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