Abstract
The Internet caused the disruptive innovation in the information and communication industry in the past 25 years. Because most of the Japanese communications equipment and computer makers could not survive for the disruptive changes, foreign makers’ equipment and software are used today for building most of network infrastructure and services in Japan. The movements towards the IoT(Internet of Things) are still in the early stage, however, the same type of disruption can occur in the Japanese manufacturing industry in the very near future. This article describes the fundamental changes caused by the first and the second wave of the Internet revolution, then discusses what kind change is being introduced by coming third wave disruption, and finally discuss how the Japanese manufacturing industry can survive for that.
