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Japan was occupied by America and the society forcibly reconstructed and aligned with the west whereas china is culturally independent and harder to access? Just a thought.

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Japan is also very small which makes it easy to "understand"

Japan is actually quite large - its land area is about the same as Germany, and it's the 11th most populous country in the world.

Except for that large parts are mountains and not inhabitable, there is a reason why so many people live in Kanto region.

Japan as "a small island nation in Asia" is such a warped perception. Really no offense intended as it is a globally accepted myth, but it doesn't check out when it's the fourth largest economy with 12th population count.

Japan just don't have powerful connections and/or contact surfaces with the rest of the developed countries. It's by no means small.

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