LingakuAlsoガラパゴスげんしょう
- Galapagos phenomenon; Galapagos syndrome; tendency of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) to be designed specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from importsbecause the Galapagos contains many endemic speciessee also ガラパゴス化
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)