The Development of Technology in the East Encouraged the World

This paper is going to lay out the general arguments of “The Japanese Miracle” written by Chalmers Johnson in the book titled “MITI and the Japanese Miracle: The Growth of Industrial Policy, 1925-1975”. Japan’s economy had been severely devastated after the World War II, the country’s production did not match the prewar level until 1954. But a significant economic growth was achieved in the period between the 1960s to 1970s and consequently turned Japan to be a strong economy, only after the United States and the Soviet Union at the time. Such an economic success was regarded as a “miracle” to the world despite many of the Japanese held a cautionary attitude towards the success. Chalmers Johnson stressed that Japan’s economic miracle was not

The Western nations, around the 19th century, began the period of colonization and capturing different parts of the world and making them fall under their rule. The cultural exchange was quite dominant about this time and the exchange of the goods and services added to this exchange process. As Daniel Headrick argues that the 19th and 20th century revolved around the advancements and new inventions without which the period of Imperialism might not have been such a significant part of history.

The Japanese empire was in great power by this time period, and they thought themselves as the king of the East Asian race. Japan, the “old order”, also believed that some day Europe and America would take over their power and become the “new orders”(Doc A). Japan was one

“Japan has been alternatively receptive or closed to outside influences.” (Irving, Richard, & A.Stanley, Thomas, 2017). For centuries Japan was closed off from

From the first question was an indication that you would be discussing the development of Japan’s economy post WWII. In global business, it is important to understand a countries history, especially a country with two thousands of years of recorded history. According to Jung & Tseng, (2013) the industrial hardware facilities and equipment left behind by the Japanese withdrawal from Taiwan after the World War II (WWII) provided Taiwan with a basis for industrial

Japan is a multiethnic and multicultural society, but the majority of their residents hold very strong beliefs of the pureness of a person and their status in the country based on heritage and personal background, (Lecture, Sept 12). During postwar Japan there was a heavy emphasis on unity and homogeneity of the people rather than diversity, (Lecture, Nov 30). As a result, the country’s

More importantly, many cultural, political and/or religious structures were selectively borrowed from China (Japan’s closest axial centre) and Korea (Japan’s closest non-axial counterpart). For example, Perinola (2006: 131) states: “From AD 552 onwards, Yamato’s court adopted from China not only in Buddhism, but also their writing, techniques, arts and many lifestyles.” The borrowing of these certain structures, as illustrated by Perinola (2006), indicated Japan was highly receptive to external influences. Furthermore, being receptive to foreign influences occupies a major position in Japanese civilisation, for both premodern and modern developments, because it was being receptive that developed a distinct trajectory in Japan, but a problem

Technological advancements around the world have developed a unique platform for exclusive application technology as a critical tool useful in the definition of social as well as economic advancements. The extent to which different people can access the technological advancements is significant to the definition of how challenging it is for people to access the same technological advancements, hence the creation of a digital divide. The digital divide can be defined as the state of social inequality defined in relation to the access, use, as well as impacts linked to the use of digital communication as well as technological platforms. The move to overcome the digital divide would not only be informed by the promotion of overall success in

Japan’s history is complex and often confusing, laden with various contradictions and exceptions. Because of this, when someone attempts to

Between the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, there was a major economic development in Asia. Japan was one of the countries that had a significant economic development. Along with Japan, China was another country that also had major economic development. However during this time, the Japanese played a bigger role in industrialization and westernizing the ocuntry of Japan while the Chinese government was not as focused on industrialization and isolated themselves from western ways. After a long period ofisolationsim, China and Japan were pressured by the west to open up to foreign trade in the nineteenth century.

Japan was one of the first Asian countries to have a successful economy. Unlike other economies, Japan gew through high input and efficiency growth. It was clear back then that Japan was certain to catch up, or at least come close to the United State’s economy. Despite their past growth though, they have since slowed down and reach a plateau of growth. It was predicted that they would surpass the United States by 1998, but instead hit its limits. Japan was unique compared to its neighboring countries like its big brother

According to the Case Study by Drogus and Orvis, Japan was the first non-western society to industrialize successfully and create a fully modern and wealthy economy. The Meiji Restoration of 1867 brought power to a fundamentally new states led by the militaristic samurai, who were determined to modernize the country after the humiliation of the countries forced opening to Western trade. The Meiji government focused on creating a strong and prosperous state, defined by its central slogan, “Rich nation, strong military”. Once the government started an industry, it often sold it to private investors at bargain prices and actively encouraged industrial mergers to create larger and more competitive firms. At the heart of a very concentrated business class was the Zaibatsu, a three family-dominated industrial conglomerates that controlled key areas of the economy and had close relations with the government. After World War II, Japan created the Iron Triangle that centered around Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Keiretsu. The Keiretsu was a complex network of firms that were owned separately but worked closely together. At the center of most Keiretsu’s was a major bank, which lent money on favorable terms to its Keiretsu members and typically sent representatives to work in the firms to which it had lent money to ensure that its loans were being used wisely. The system encouraged

The Japanese are portrayed as faceless and conformist, their real feelings impenetrable to non-Japanese. This supposedly monolithic society is explained in terms of Japan 's militarist traditions, its consensus style of politics and a shared national anxiety over scarce resources. These are said to produce people committed to work unceasingly so that Japan can dominate the world economically, and perhaps militarily too. …

In many ways, Japan has been looked upon as a strangely homogeneous society for much of its modern history. And for some, it stands as one of the most homogeneous nation in the world. However, when looking at Japan as a whole, and considering whether or not it homogeneity is a problem, or just another cultural phenomenon, one must look towards the root cause of homogeneism in Japan. In Japan’s past, it has has been questioned, as well as assumed, that the growth of Japans homogeneous viewpoint was put forward by the government of Japan, and was done so by circulating false accusations of its lineage. Which these false stories of lineage, Japan has grown in its ethnocentric views and ways. Ethnocentrism, or

The decade of 1970 brought another change in the cultural diplomacy of Japan, this time in response to the rise an anti-Japanese feeling in Asia. The critiques stimulated Japan to strengthen his cultural activities in Asia. Moreover, establishment Japan Foundation offices in most of the countries of Southeast Asia they were a clear evidence of the new policy, in order to improve the knowledge and Japanese interest in the Southeast Asian region.