1) The Japanese work incessently. Since about 1600 ad. (ref. the book Collapse in the index) 2)Around 1850 the Emperor died and the top civil service agreed th

1) The Japanese work incessently. Since about 1600 ad. (ref. the book Collapse in the index) 2)Around 1850 the Emperor died and the top civil service agreed that the European approach was better than the previous pseudo chinese approach. With characteristic industriousness the japan turned their 18 hour work days to learning and improving all things European. Afterall working an office beat working in the fields. 3) Roll ahead 100 years and Japan was able to fight toe to toe across the Pacific against the US. Note: the japanese process can work with agrarian cultures but not with hunter gather cultures because sitting in an office is not a step up from hunting with your friends in the forest.