Chess and Economy, with Shogi(将棋) Solution
Relationship Between Chess and Economy
There is the relationship between Chess and Economy. Companies can be categorized in below.
Pawn: Domestic companies which earn money from their countries only.
Minor Pieces: Semi global companies which earn money from globally.; Bishops and Knights
Major Pieces: Big global companies.; Queen and Lukes
TOYOTA and Softbank: Japan Companies as Queen in USA Market
TOYOTA and Softbank are Japan companies as Queen in USA market, they can earn a lot of money from the market. Further, they can contact USA politicians deeply.
The Promotion-Sacrifice Paradox
Tradeoff between promotion of Nippon Steel and sacrifice of TOYOTA, happened in Japan-US tariff negotiations. Because of that USA government doesn’t like Japan to have 3 queens in domestic market, USA government decided to have Golden Stocks in Nippon Steel plus US Steel. For that, promotion of Nippon Steel is like shifting from Pawn to Bishop, not Queen. Then this promotion led the sacrifice of TOYOTA. USA government requested high tariff to Japan car exporting strongly.
My Opinion: To Relocate TOYOTA’s Headquarters from Japan to USA
This is one compromise plan with Shogi(将棋) solution. In Shogi game, after pieces are taken by another player, the player can use them as freely. The reason why I provide this plan is that TOYOTA has a lot of factories in Japan mainly and other foreign countries. If TOYOTA moves them all to USA, it costs much more. But only to relocate the headquarters costs less.
Extending to Other Sectors
Global companies can relocate their headquarters less costs due to Today’s Information Technologies.
If some governments suffer to negotiation with USA, this solution may be good.
Afterthoughts
“Chess is an ancient mirror. It needs polishing from time to time.”
— Kouhei Takagi + ChatGPT 4o