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Originally Posted by dgauthier
Just gorgeous. I had no idea there were any factories making lugged steel frames anywhere in the world in 2024. I thought it was all artisan one man shops now.
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This is a bit of a cliche/stereotype, but there's a lot of truth to the idea that Japanese culture favors the collective over the individual. Sometimes entire legacy industries, like sole-proprietor fisherman who use traditional methods, are kept afloat with government subsidies and explicit community support. Given the value that this business represents for the craftspeople who work in it, and their apprentices, I wouldn't be surprised if Panasonic keeps this going more for its symbolic and cultural value than its economic value.