Japan's motorcycle wars an industry history

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alexander, Jeffrey W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Honolulu, HI University of Hawai'i Press 2009
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Why the motorcycle?
  • 1. Japan's transportation revolution, 1896-1931
  • 2. Motorcycle and empire: a study in industrial self-sufficiency
  • 3. Know your customers: designing products for an impoverished postwar market
  • 4. Know your competitors: finding a niche in a crowded manufacturing field
  • 5. The rise of the big four
  • 6. Bitter realities: going bankrupt in Japan
  • 7. Sales and safety.