Is Japan the Last one to fall?

When Toyota recalled 8 million cars outside of Japan as a result of unexpected acceleration, associated road accidents and other technical problems, it sent a shockwave to the drivers worldwide who wonder about their road safety. Car repair companies were also quick to offer service packages for drivers to check and rectify potential faults by "cashing in" the situation. Beyond this, I think it's frightening to hear that if a Global Japanese company is facing a Total Quality Control problem here, what's going to happen to the rest of the world? Decades ago, this sort of thing would not have happen. Looking around us, Japan might be the last one to fall with its younger generation who will cover up problems and save their "face" in today's competitive world. With the USA often associated with laxes despite corporate goverance in place and China as the world's cheapest factory but is not associated with quality. Who else can we look up to and place our trust?

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