ガラパゴス現げん象しょう

noun

Galapagos phenomenon; Galapagos syndrome

Refers to the tendency of Japanese products or services to evolve in isolation for the domestic market, becoming highly specialized but incompatible with global standards and vulnerable to foreign competition. The term draws an analogy with the unique endemic species of the Galapagos Islands.

See also: ガラパゴス化

• 日本にほんの携けい帯たい電でん話わはガラパゴス現げん象しょうの典てん型けい例れいとしてよく挙あげられる。

  Japanese mobile phones are often cited as a classic example of the Galapagos phenomenon.

• ガラパゴス現げん象しょうを脱だっ却きゃくするために、海かい外がい市し場じょうを意い識しきした製せい品ひん開かい発はつが必ひつ要ようだ。

  To break free from the Galapagos syndrome, product development that considers overseas markets is necessary.