Greatest Japanese contribution to the world ?

[Maciamo]

I voted for the car thing only, but I would put my chips on a number of others as well. The car industry really enfluenced the American automotive world (more than europe, I would guess) with the idea of 'smaller is better'. [someone tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree there]

I was under the impression that the Italians came with the concept 'smaller is better' for cars.

[Mars Man]

I was under the impression that the Italians came with the concept 'smaller is better' for cars.

I don't really know who came up with that actual idea, but (I could well be wrong) I would simply tend to think that it was Japan's work along that line of thought that more greatly influence (and maybe scared) the American producers to size down a bit. That's all