Japanese Manufacturers Are Reversing Everything That Made The Country An Economic Powerhouse

http://www.businessinsider.com/japanese-manufacturers-are-reversing-everything-that-made-the-country-an-economic-powerhouse-2012-6

The goal is to slash power consumption in the face of possible electric shortages, a new uncertainty that has pushed Japan's already embattled manufacturers closer to the brink.

Now it's about survival.