In the reading "Japan's Grand Strategic Shift from Yoshida to Koizumi: Reflections on Japan's Strategic Focus in the 21st Century", author Tang Siew Man talks about Japan's economic success after the struggles of World War II. The war has brought a huge toll and brought them in debt which made the country suffer. However, they began to reconstruct to redefine themselves and become successful economically. The difference of the two doctrines, Yoshida and Koizumi, was the cooperation with other countries. Yoshida was about how to become more of an independent country with little or no help from others. Tang Siew Man explains how the Koizumi doctrine helps "strengthen their cooperation under the basic concept of 'acting together, advancing together'..." (Man, pg 126). Japan must first handle internal affairs within their country before taking their cooperation to a global level with others. As of now, Japan has become successful in the technological and robotics business. The national aesthetics for Japan is becoming more advance in technology that other countries fall behind. This conflicts with the ideas of the Koizumi doctrine because it is meant to cooperate with other countries to become successful.
Question: Does Japan take advantage of different opportunities and redefine their national aesthetics when they can, such as their fashion or technology?
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Man, Tang Siew. "Japan's Grand Strategic Shift from Yoshida to Koizumi: Reflections on Japan's Strategic Focus in the 21st Century". Akademika 70 (2007): 117-36. Print.
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