Japan's Nikon announced a ban, and foreign media called it a "bitter fruit".
Preface. With the passage of time, the global game with the country has intensified, and the United States has issued a ban in order to be able to block China's ban on integrated circuit technology, which has really affected Japanese companies, and the risks faced by Nikon in Japan are generally not small.
As a century-old high-end camera company, Nikon's net profit recently fell sharply by 78% year-on-year3%, such a large loss, happened to be caused by the US ban on China"Bitter fruit"。
Faced with such a serious loss of interests and a negative impact on local businesses, Fumio Kishida can't help but wonder why there are such huge losses to follow the example of the United States
Japan's Hidden Calculations for Discharging Nuclear Wastewater into the Sea.
After the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, solving the problem of nuclear wastewater has been a headache for Japan. Long-term storage is not realistic, the environmental risk of underground wastewater is too high, and after comprehensive consideration, marine wastewater has become the most"Doable"solutions.
However, we should not ignore the many measures and games involved: when a major accident occurred, the United States took the initiative to provide assistance, but in the end it did not come to fruition, why did Japan refuse to accept the United States' opinion, but a few years later suddenly made a 180-degree reversal and decided to discharge into the sea?
Although Japan has been silent on this issue, the position of the United States has long been clear, vigorously supporting the sea dumping plan and vigorously promoting the dumping of nuclear wastewater in Japan, and the intervention power of the United States should not be underestimated.
Japan has been trying to include the United States in its strategic deployment in the Asia-Pacific region, and the two countries are increasingly cooperating in key areas such as security, and the issue of nuclear wastewater seems to be being factored into a mutually beneficial framework.
The establishment of a community of interests by the United States may be the highest decision-making level of Japan's strategic thinking, so it does not seem to hesitate to abandon the interests of its own people, and looks at the many adverse effects brought about by the discharge of nuclear wastewater, which cannot help but make people doubt the true intentions of Japan.
In this case, how can China's strong countermeasures affect the nerves of Japan?
Unlike the United States, Japan faces direct pressure from regional powers.
China's resolute enforcement of the seafood ban has left Japan's fishing industry bearing the brunt of the vertical decline in economic revenues, and predictably this is only the beginning of a long list of pressure measures that China has in place for Japan.
Under the multiple attacks of China's fierce counterattack and China's fierce counterattack, Japan is in a dilemma, not only to stabilize people's hearts, but also to maintain unity of interests with the United States.
Japan announced a ban on the sale of Chinese potato chips.
In recent years, China has made great progress in 5G and chip technology, and has become the leader of the industry, and this situation makes our old rival the United States feel extremely unhappy, so the United States began to attack China's semiconductor industry, instigating many allies to impose sanctions on China.
The United States has now begun to implement a very strict policy of controlling China's exports, from companies to individuals, sanctions everywhere, and then specifically for the semiconductor industry to carry out the most prosperous conflict, the United States directly united with the Netherlands and Japan to form an alliance, directly blocking the road for China to import semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Especially in terms of high-end lithography machines, China cannot get products at all, and even before purchasing lithography machines, there is no maintenance and after-sales service, which makes China's semiconductor industry gradually begin to experience a harsh winter, and related industries and enterprises have suffered a heavy blow.
However, in this chip war, the most active and active performance is not the big brother of the United States, nor the industry dominated by the Netherlands, but Japan, which is across the sea from us"Old neighbors", to see that there are actions specifically for China, to engage in a very positive way, and beyond that, more to the United States-led"Big Brother"Country. In"Big Brother"Led by the United States, Japan's actions are even more desperate.
Under the strong desire for action, Japan directly banned China from exporting semiconductor manufacturing materials and raw materials, including lithography machines, photoresists and other more than 20 kinds of equipment and materials were included in the list by Japan.
The purpose of the United States at the beginning was to prevent China from manufacturing the most advanced chip production line, and the implementation of the blockade was also to make China lose the ability to buy and manufacture high-end chip equipment, so the core of its blockade is its own most advanced lithography machine and other high-end chip manufacturing equipment, while Japan's list covers the entire market, almost all-round blockade.
Although this approach may curry favor with the United States and even affect China, Japan's own semiconductor manufacturing sector will also suffer a major blow, of course, Nikon is also on the list, and for Japan, the blockade of Nikon's big ship is a serious loss.
Ever"Pride of Japan"
When it comes to Nikon, Japanese people are keen to point out that it is a giant in the Japanese optical industry, and Nikon, for Japan, is a symbol of countless honors.
Since its founding, Nikon has focused on technological innovation, keeping up with the times in a variety of fields such as cameras, lenses, and optical devices, and establishing an extraordinary brand image.
Moreover, Nikon's products, generally have high durability and stability, and are well received by consumer groups, and have developed into a giant enterprise, Nikon has not only brought countless jobs to Japan, but also promoted the development of the Japanese economy through exports and sales.
It can be said that Nikon is one of the symbols of Japan's technological and manufacturing prowess, and its cameras sell well all over the country and are also popular in our country. In the era when smartphones were not developed, Nikon cameras were favored by photography enthusiasts.
However, with the continuous improvement of mobile phone cameras, it can now meet the photography needs of most people, and the camera industry chain has naturally seen a chain reaction, and the same is true for Nikon.
In July 2022, Japan** reported that Nikon had discontinued the production of SLR cameras, and under the influence of smart cameras, Nikon cameras showed fatigue.
Bitter"Restraining order after Nikon.
Nikon recently released second-quarter data, which showed that Nikon's net profit for the quarter fell 78% year-on-year, which means that if Nikon stays in this situation for a long time, its profit could be halved or even more.
As the big brother of Japan's semiconductor industry, Nikon's global lithography machine exports in the past were also very impressive, but in the data released by Nikon, the number of Nikon's global lithography machine sales in this quarter was only 6 units.
These reduced sales obviously cannot meet Nikon's survival needs, so Nikon is likely to lose its original market share forever, which also makes Kishida's difficult task to ride the tiger even more difficult.
At this stage, Kishida** has to bear the burden of the United States in this regard on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has to bear the pressure of the Chinese people and enterprises, and if this problem cannot be solved, Kishida** is likely to be replaced.
You know, Japan's semiconductors are now among the few in the world, and Nikon's decline is just a sign, and there are many more"Giants"Also facing this problem, these"Giants"Some can still count on cultural relics to support it, but not Japan's semiconductor industry and other small and medium-sized enterprises. Not in the semiconductor industry and other small and medium-sized enterprises.
After Japan imposed restrictions, several small and micro enterprises were unable to cooperate with China due to political restrictions, resulting in a sharp decline in sales and declared bankruptcy.
You know, China's total imports of natural rubber account for about 60% of the world's total natural rubber imports, over the years China's natural rubber imports of more than 300 billion US dollars, the lack of the Chinese market is equivalent to a direct reduction of half"Cakes"。
This can no longer be simply attributed to industry competition, but also to Nikon's complacency and blind adherence to the bottom line.
Since then, Japan's semiconductor industry has quickly fallen into a downward channel, and the vast majority of all high-tech companies in Japan have also been impacted, followed by Japan in the 90s of the last century"The economic bubble burst"！", and then the bursting of the bubble economy in the 90s of the last century, so that high-tech enterprises suffered another setback.
If Japan has a clear positioning for itself, it should know what kind of outcome this move will usher in, and how the United States will make full use of it and treat it like a life-saving straw, Nikon, which was abandoned by the times and swept up in the torrent, is not just an example, it involves the development of all Japanese companies and the local economy, if you still want to hug the thigh of the United States, rest assured, it will definitely be attacked in the future.
In China 5Millennial history of China's development, we have gone through an uneven road of overcoming thorns and thorns to seek development, which has also trained our stronger and stronger backbone, Japan and the United States blockade of China, I am afraid it will not be so easy to play a role, China is also actively fighting back, Huawei has officially announced that it will charge technology patent license fees to 30 Japanese companies, and restrict the export of a batch of chip raw materials, if it is not stopped in time, I am afraid that the consequences in the future will make Japan unable to stand on its own.