This is going to one of those “what have the Romans ever done for us!?” moments. Yes, the wars were long and problem riddled, the local governments corrupt and

This is going to one of those “what have the Romans ever done for us!?” moments. Yes, the wars were long and problem riddled, the local governments corrupt and their version of democracy was different. But you don’t change a culture that quickly. The US occupation of Japan also lasted a couple of decades but there were real, lasting improvements in our society. Despite the efforts of the current nationalist government, they haven’t been able to subvert the constitution that McDouglas made. [0] 0: https://www.cfr.org/japan-constitution/japans-postwar-constitution https://www.cfr.org/japan-constitution/japans-postwar-consti...