Did people really think Japan was gonna take over the world back in the 80s? What happened?

my dad made me learn to eat with chopsticks. He was a businessman with a japanese company but french canadian in descent.

something that westoids cannot fundamentally understand is that Japanese culture does not prioritize world domination, but harmony. They prioritize the longevity of their society over short term gains from power.

WW2 was a spergout because they knew the westoids were coming eventually so they sperged out before they could get BTFO then got BTFO anyway

They made huge gains. American started working longer hours to out do them.

We still work more hours. We're not as happy as they are now though.