Galápagos syndrome
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Galápagos syndrome (Japanese: ガラパゴス化 Garapagosu-ka) is a term that describes the phenomenon of a product or a society evolving in isolation from globalization. The term is a reference to a similar phenomenon observed in the Galápagos Islands, and described by Darwin, where plants and animals evolved endemically and in genetic isolation from other locations.[1][2][3]
[edit] Usage
- "Japan’s cellphones are like the endemic species that Darwin encountered on the Galápagos Islands — fantastically evolved and divergent from their mainland cousins — explains Takeshi Natsuno, who teaches at Tokyo’s Keio University."[1]
- "Japanese phones suffer from 'Galapagos Syndrome' — are too complex to survive abroad.[4]
- "It has been claimed that the indigenous American automotive industry has suffered from the Galapagos Syndrome – its products have evolved separately from the rest of the world."[5]
- "The Galapagosization of Japan continues. According to a survey released today, a shocking two-thirds of the country’s white-collar workers said they didn’t want to work abroad…ever."[6]
- "The same question has occurred to me recently upon hearing, with greater and greater frequency, the "explanation" of Japanese culture being garapagosuka ("galapagosized")."[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tabuchi, Hiroko (July 19, 2009). "Why Japan’s Cellphones Haven’t Gone Global". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/technology/20cell.html?em. Retrieved 2009-07-20. "The Japanese have a name for their problem: Galápagos syndrome. Japan’s cellphones are like the endemic species that Darwin encountered on the Galápagos Islands — fantastically evolved and divergent from their mainland cousins — explains Takeshi Natsuno, who teaches at Tokyo’s Keio University."
- ^ "Jargon Watch". Wired magazine. October 19, 2009. http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/st_jw/. Retrieved 2010-06-24. "Galápagos syndrome n. The scourge of Japanese mobile companies, whose superadvanced 3G handsets won’t work on foreign cell networks. It’s named for the birds of the Galápagos, whose specialized beaks don’t cut it on the mainland."
- ^ Devin Stewart (April 29, 2010). "Slowing Japan's Galapagos Syndrome". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/devin-stewart/slowing-japans-galapagos_b_557446.html. Retrieved 2010-06-24. "'Galapagos syndrome,' a phrase originally coined to describe Japanese cell phones that were so advanced they had little in common with devices used in the rest of the world, could potentially spread to other parts of society. Indeed signs suggest it is happening already."
- ^ "Galápagos syndrome". The Daily Tech Log. http://www.dailytechlog.com/tag/galapagos-syndrome. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ "Industry follows the money". Financial Times. March 4, 2008. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6416540-e748-11dc-b5c3-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ Sanchanta, Mariko (2010-09-16). "Japan’s Workers: Please Don’t Send Me Abroad. Ever.". The Wall Street Journal. http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2010/09/16/japans-workers-please-dont-send-me-abroad-ever/. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ Pulvers, Roger (2011-01-23). "Is 'Galapagos-thinking' Japan back at its evolutionary dead end?". The Japan Times. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/fl20110123rp.html. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
[edit] External links
- Slowing Japan's Galapagos Syndrome article from Huffington Post.
- Japan’s Under-used Economic Engine — The Internet?
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