It doesn't go into specifics on what Japan did right, but it does make a very good point that there are elements of every culture which can either help or hinde

It doesn't go into specifics on what Japan did right, but it does make a very good point that there are elements of every culture which can either help or hinder economic growth and that the economy has a much bigger influence on culture than culture has on the economy. People are lazy because they are poor. Not the other way around.