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For followers of the 1992 America's Cup, the words "Japan, Inc." may take on a whole new meaning. A Japanese team, for the first time in that island nation's shore-hugging history, joins the fleet of other challengers in this quintessentially Western race on the high seas. Whether the Japanese know how to compete on a "level playing field" is still uncertain, but their participation alone can be counted a triumph that will defy every commonly held cliche about the Japanese people. The Nippon Challenge is the absorbing story of the technology, financial resources and sheer willpower that in three years made Japan a credible contender in the 1992 event. In 1987, Japanese investment in the United States was booming and America's ire over the continuing trade imbalance with Japan was reaching dangerous levels. The timing was perfect for the Nippon Challenge, the brainchild of a Japanese business executive who hoped to prove his country's openness to competition in a Western arena. "It's time we demonstrated that we are a hot-blooded people," he explained, "not economic monsters." From the beginning, the Nippon team had the advantages of Japan's phenomenal achievements in industry and t

Author

Patrick L Smith

Publisher

Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385421713

Subjects

Sports, Anthropology, Lifestyle