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Meiji (which means “the enlightened ruler”) ruled Japan for nearly fifty years, until 1912, a period widely described as the Meiji Restoration in which the modern Japanese state was established. Unlike China, Japan followed a course parallel to what was taking place in Europe and the United States. A modern bureaucratic government and administrativ
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Tarō Okamoto
en.wikipedia.orgWhen he landed in Japan decades later, he, more than any of the other Americans there, immediately grasped how crucial the special arrangement between Japanese companies and their employees was and why it led to superior quality. This line of thinking would become what I believe is the striking difference between the System of Profound Knowledge an
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disguising military authority as island hospitality.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
The technocrats made this demand under the motto “technological patriotism” (gijutsu hōkoku).42
Hiromi Mizuno • Science for the Empire: Scientific Nationalism in Modern Japan
The Oil Fund is arguably modern Norway’s greatest single achievement—the ultimate expression of Nordic self-discipline and control, and a paragon of responsible fiscal stewardhip. This brilliantly managed, tightly controlled wealth fund is the envy of every oil-producing nation—not to mention every non-oil-producing nation—in the world. The man ult
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