No Post WW2 Japanese Miracle

The Japanese ability to adapt the technological advances of others and the Korean War were probably 2 of the major factors in creating this economic miracle. So what if the reacted like a defeated people instead and their educational system went to pot. What are the implications for the world, hey maybe even a Stallinist Japan.
 
to get that you need to kill off 2/3 of the japanese population. brainwash everyone into a pre meiji mindset.

the islands are densly populated with not much farming going on - utopia for industrialization as many potential workers are available and willing. that's the same reason why there's not much industry in the sibirian steppes.
 
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