Fujitsu’s Profits Almost Triple in Latest Quarter

In the recent Jul-Sep quarter, Fujitsu Ltd. said its net profits almost tripled to $119 million on the strength of strong overseas outsourcing and hard disk drive operations.

Last year during the same period the company made only (only?!) $43 million.

The company expects to make $671 million this fiscal year.

Is there a major Japanese company that is NOT making money?  Even Sony with all of its troubles is still able to post a profit?

Why is it that Japanese companies can be so profitable when their counterparts in other countries struggle?

Could the word quality have anything to do with it?

Does Japan really make better quality products overall?

What do you think?