前几年，冰箱在日本市场上严重滞销，零售价以每年5%的幅度下跌，各厂家叫苦不迭。然而在1998年2月到1999年2月的一年时间内，冰箱的销售量比上年同期增加了6.1%。各厂家对以後的市场仍然看好。冰箱在日本已相当普及，它们如何使市场由冷变热？答案在於日本冰箱厂家的技术创新 In previous years, refrigerators were heavily sluggish in the Japanese market, and retail prices fell at a rate of 5% per year, and manufacturers complained. However, during the year from February 1998 to February 1999, the sales of refrigerators increased by 6.1% compared with the same period of last year. All manufacturers are still optimistic about the future market. Refrigerators have become quite popular in Japan. How do they make the market hot from cold to hot? The answer lies in the technological innovation of Japanese refrigerator manufacturers