The SD Card was developed by two Japanese companies (Panasonic and Toshiba) and Sandisk.
VHS is another Japanese standard, adopted by multiple manufacturers.
Then there's the MSX standard...
Japanese industry is no doubt somewhat different and may have its issues. But I don't think it's as simple a picture as you paint... some external factor is often required to force large companies to cooperate. Those factors may be more common outside Japan, but I don't see that the fundamental issues are very different.
The SD Card was developed by two Japanese companies (Panasonic and Toshiba) and Sandisk.
VHS is another Japanese standard, adopted by multiple manufacturers.
Then there's the MSX standard...
Japanese industry is no doubt somewhat different and may have its issues. But I don't think it's as simple a picture as you paint... some external factor is often required to force large companies to cooperate. Those factors may be more common outside Japan, but I don't see that the fundamental issues are very different.