Clyde Prestowitz's rousing Japan Restored documents the contemporary phenomenon of students, businesspeople, and indeed entire nations "passing over" Japan in favor of supposedly more dynamic and vibrant societies elsewhere in Asia. Like many Japan watchers, Prestowitz finds this to be a curious habit. The thought of passing over a country with a population the size of Britain and France combined, the most technologically advanced military in East Asia, and one of the world's largest economies seems nothing short of bizarre.
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