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Re:Studying the demise of historic civilisations by wallace_f on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @01:52AM (#19308602)
Other nations such as China or Russia have comparable or arguably better cheap labor stocks or natural resources. Then Japan has almost zero natural resources and nearly had a shot at taking over the world...
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Re:Studying the demise of historic civilisations by TeMPOraL on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:00AM (#19308633)
> Then Japan has almost zero natural resources and nearly had a shot at taking over the world...

Did they? Or was that just something American businessmen liked to scare each other with in a post-war era?

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Re:Studying the demise of historic civilisations by dalbasal on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:34AM (#19308823)
Japanese industry, during the height of its growth phase (say 1980) was very good, and the trend (projected indefinitely, a mistake we always make) implied crazy things.
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Re:Studying the demise of historic civilisations by wallace_f on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:05AM (#19308658)
Also during the war, they put up a pretty good fight for it all things considered.
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Re:Studying the demise of historic civilisations by crimsonalucard on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:09AM (#19308684)
nah they were dead in the water. Resource embargo was basically a death sentence. The Nuke was done to end it quickly.
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Re:Studying the demise of historic civilisations by Gupie on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:33AM (#19308812)
But the first step in Japan's plan to "take over the world" was to take control of China.
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Re:Studying the demise of historic civilisations by stcredzero on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:40AM (#19308844)
China has a leg up in that plan. They already control China. Greater Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, here we come!
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