Japan was rebuilt in a world where the united States was basically untouched by the devastation of the war and could continue to be the world's factory - in a t

Japan was rebuilt in a world where the united States was basically untouched by the devastation of the war and could continue to be the world's factory - in a total nuclear war scenario that will not be the case, especially if you assume the US, Europe and china are now in various stages of devastation