Japan’s ¥1 Trillion Bet: Capacity Isn’t the Constraint. Coherence Is.

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Japan's ¥1 Trillion Bet: Capacity Isn't the Constraint. Coherence Is.

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Japan just committed roughly one trillion yen to double its shipbuilding capacity by 2035. Roughly ¥213 billion to Imbari Shipbuilding and others as the first tranche. The goal — reclaim the market share Japan lost to South Korea and China.

It’s bold. It’s audacious. On paper, it’s exactly the kind of strategy I tell CEOs to pursue: state the vision of the future first, then work backward to the present. Don’t let today’s constraints dilute tomorrow’s ambition.

There’s only one problem. The assumption underneath this entire plan isn’t just unstated — it’s wrong…