Prior to and during WW2 Japan was a cultural, technological and research super producer.
It had extensive scientific research, manufacturing output, economic functionality as well as political stability, patriotism and a highly functional military-industrial complex.
It was most unlike the rest of Asia. Japanese were encouraged to take great pride in their race and to see themselves as different to others. Their emperor was believed to be related to God. This was pushed by the state. They were sufficiently brainwashed to enable suicide bombers such as the kamakazi and banzai charges and Hari Kari.
Japan was modern. More modern than most of Europe. The rest of Asia was centuries behind Japan. It was a military super power.
Japan ended up losing the war. But that's not where it stops.
Japan had to have a complete and thorough annihilation regarding anything to do with causing a potential resurgence of nationalism in Japan, to prevent a counter revolution against the allied invaders. That cultural genocide continues to this day.
When the war ended with a Japanese surrender, the emperor of Japan was stripped of his right to rule and the influence of Shinto was suppressed and supplanted.
Japan was occupied by the allied powers. You could really say Japan became a puppet of the CIA. Politically, culturally, media, police, education - it was all taken over by the CIA.
Japan has been turned in to a 24/7 Disneyland. Western people are apt to co-opt Japanese cultural idioms. Anime, video games, music, martial arts, fashion, anything they can. Look at the brand "Superdry Japan". It has Japanese writing on it even. It is a British company. To be Japanese now is cute, it is novelty, it is funny. It is not a serious thing. Japanese are not allowed to see themselves or their culture as taken seriously in other nations. Ancient Japanese arts, things that are a intangible part of cultural history, are given no value by the west and this is encouraged in society. Things like, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, white fat guys doing Karate, wearing kimonos and black belts etc. All cultural appropriation and mockery of Japan. Manga, anime, video games etc. Weeboo's. What do most westerners think of people in to the Japanese subculture? They think they are loser weirdos. An ancient art from Japan, that requires years of dedication to become proficient in, has 12 year old blackbelts. These ancient arts were supposed to be by invitation only. You could not just go and enrol in Karate. And you could not be a 12 year old black belt.
This was a political warfare operation by the allied powers that continues to this day.
Japan has been fucked to shit.
Internationally, we have been shown how Japan is able to be mocked and ridiculed by their representatives, fat white guys doing martial arts, 12 year old ninjas, fat anime nerds, weirdos with blue hair etc. Squeaky females eating sushi with chopsticks.
PEOPLE WITH KOI TATTOOS.
Everything they hold reverence for is for mass consumerism in the west. Completely disrespected.
What has happened to them domestically though?
They are saturated with sexualisation of everything. Used panties from vending machines...... Hostess bars...... Weirdo fetish shit that is normal. Groping in the train is normal. Their society is encouraged to be this degenerate pervert.
Bright flashing lights everywhere. Astro boy. Electronics and cartoons. BASEBALL IS THEIR NATIONAL SPORT.
They have no time to think. They are overstimulated with sex, fetish, flashing lights, Yankee Doodle, video games, moral corruption. This is post WW2. They have socially and culturally been destroyed domestically. They have been misappropriated from hand made espresso made with glacier water to the level of convenience store coffee internationally.
This is what we did to Japan.
We took over their schools, police, media, political institutions, and this is what we did to them. For the whole world to see.
It is NO SECRET the CIA controls Japanese media and entertainment companies.