> "Japan: Shared culture and language, stagnant economy." Somehow ignoring that Japan had a gigantic economic boom in the '70s through the '80s to become the w

> "Japan: Shared culture and language, stagnant economy." Somehow ignoring that Japan had a gigantic economic boom in the '70s through the '80s to become the world's 2nd largest economy. Setting aside that relating shared language to economic strength is nonsense anyway, Japan does not bolster your thesis.