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This paradigm has persisted even through Japan's growing understanding that some acceptance of the global paradigm is necessary to ensure economic growth. The uniqueness viewpoint, according to Hein, took a background position during the 1950s and 1960s as a result of the post-war association with exceptionalism. However, the international climate during the 1970s once again brought about a rise in Japanese nationalism when the United States complicated its relationship with the country by entering diplomacy with China without informing Japan.
The viewpoint of current Japanese leaders, according to Hein (2009), remains both nationalistic and even somewhat resentful, not only towards foreigners, but also towards the country's own minorities and women. Leaders also still tend to operate on a hierarchical scale rather than a democratic one, further hindering the country's full participation in the economic arena with the rest of the world.
Although it is unclear what the future will hold for Japan and its relationship with the rest of the world, W.W. Rostow (2000, p. 385), makes certain suggestions...
The importance of women in the workforce is for example an issue that needs considerable attention, as this will provide Japanese families with an increase in income and living standards. Secondly, continued attention to research, development and innovation need to be combined with the important roles of all citizens in the workforce. This, together with more attention to foreign investments could ensure Japan's continued growth on a global scale.
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The Economist Newspaper Ltd. (2003). Special Report: Japanese Spirit, Western Things -- 150 Years after Commodore Perry.
Hein, Laura (2008, June 26). The Cultural Career of the Japanese Economy: Developmental and Cultural Nationalisms in Historical Perspective. The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. http://www.japanfocus.org/-Laura-Hein/2792
Rostow, W.W. (2000, Dec). Modern Japan's Fourth Challenge: The Political Economy of a Stagnant Population. Proceeding of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 144, No. 4. http://www.aps-pub.com/proceedings/1444/Rostow.pdf
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