There are foreign businessmen who have lived in Japan for decades who know little about the country or its history. That is a shame. In a historical context, Japan’s current problems can be seen as part of a long cyclical process.
Japan has a long and isolated history. The origins of the original Yamato state date back to the year 350. This early Japanese state was strongly influenced by China through the Korean peninsula. In 645 there was a wholesale reform that imposed Chinese administrative systems on Japan in the first great modernization.
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