If you were to listen to Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, it is down to the "superior quality" of Japanese people. In a now notorious comment, Mr Aso said he had been asked by leaders of other countries to explain Japan's success.
"I told these people: 'Between your country and our country, mindo (the level of people) is different.' And that made them speechless and quiet."
ну кстати такой коммент имхо во многом зиждется не на каких-то идеях расового превосходства, а просто же на идеях конфуцианской этики, где правитель это родитель, а подданые — любимые дети. конечно свои дети самые умные и клевые.