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It doesn't seem to have hurt the Japanese ability to innovate in technology and culture too much though.

• ekianjo 12y ago
  Maybe you missed the fact Japan s economy has been in recession for the past 20 years or so. Its not so much a hotbed of technology anymore. Or if it is, they are clearly failing at making money with it.
  • jiggy2011 12y ago
    Do you think this is a result of the rigidity of the Japanese education system?
    • ekianjo 12y ago
      When times are changing it always help to have a fresh look at what you are doing instead of rehashing the same thing over and over again. Japan is not reflecting at all upon that, and yeah, I do think the education system is a huge part of the problem over here. It does not encourage forward thinking at all.