Samsung no longer selling flat panels, other wares in Japan

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Jeff @ Nov 9th 2007 11:49AM

Are you guys crazy? Korea is the "in" thing in Japan right now - probably because of stuff like this:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0408/p15s01-altv.html
http://star-korean.blogspot.com/2007/05/japanese-drama-with-korean-actor-tops.html
http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/320039

If you're under the impression Japan "hates" Korea or thinks they're inferior, you're way, way off. Korea's also one of the top vacation destinations for Japanese people right now.

This is just about brand loyalty, that's all. And the Japanese can be just as loyal to foreign brands as their own; witness the popularity of Coca Cola-owned Georgia Coffee, or even the iPod. Once they get stuck to a particular brand, it's very hard to pry them off. And they're just stuck on Sony and National (Matsushita/Panasonic to us).

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