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In the 1980's, people widely assumed Japan was destined to be the next world superpower. Its economy was growing so fast it was projected to overtake the US... and then it didn't. So what went wrong? And how did Japan get so rich in the first place?

MUSIC:
“Rescue Mission” by Lupus Nocte*
“Greeted in Osaka” by Sight of Wonders*
“Caravan Trails” by Sight of Wonders*
“Japanese Temple” by Sight of Wonders*
“Temple of Runa” by ELFL*
“Grenadine” by West & Zander*
“Smashed” by Cushy*
“Japanese Garden” by Sight of Wonders*
“Chicago” by Joe Bagale
*via EpidemicSound

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:05 Sakoku
2:28 American delegation & Meiji Restoration
6:39 Postwar
11:41 Later 20th century + "Lost Decade"
14:17 Fabulous ad

SOURCES:
GotoJones, Christopher. Modern Japan A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Pyle, Kenneth. The Japanese Question Power and Purpose In a New Era. The AEI Press, 1989.
https://www.insidejapantours.com/blog...
https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/ja...
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/we...

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