Scenarios about 'keiretsu'
A Japanese business network system where companies own shares in one another, creating interlocking business relationships and cooperative arrangements. Keiretsu emerged after World War II, replacing the zaibatsu conglomerates that were disbanded during American occupation, and became a defining feature of Japan's economic miracle during the postwar period. In alternate history scenarios, keiretsu structures are often explored as economic models that might have developed differently or been adopted by other nations under different historical circumstances.
What If Japan's Keiretsu System Was Reformed Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Japan's powerful business conglomerates underwent significant structural reforms in the early 1980s, potentially averting the lost decades and reshaping the global economic landscape.