keiretsu
noun
kei·ret·su
kā-ˈret-(ˌ)sü 
ke-
plural keiretsu also keiretsus
: a powerful alliance of Japanese businesses often linked by cross-shareholding
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The keiretsu made internal cooperation easy and outside entry hard.
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Carl Benedikt Frey, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2025
The second advantage of this open innovation model is that the keiretsu and chaebol get access to new ideas and products.
—Will Daniel, Fortune Asia, 30 June 2024
Their keiretsu system of manufacturers, supplies and distributors all working closely together has been imitated by other cultures since the 1980s, but has been hard to duplicate.
—Kerri Thurston, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
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Carl Benedikt Frey, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2025
The second advantage of this open innovation model is that the keiretsu and chaebol get access to new ideas and products.
—Will Daniel, Fortune Asia, 30 June 2024
Their keiretsu system of manufacturers, supplies and distributors all working closely together has been imitated by other cultures since the 1980s, but has been hard to duplicate.
—Kerri Thurston, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
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“Keiretsu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keiretsu. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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