Chronicles of Japan Japan is one of the world's leading industrial and trading nation and the first Asian nation to develop economy. Japan is the East Asian mainland to receive the stimulation of foreign ideas. There were chronicles of Japan in ancient time. One of the ruler, Shotoku, introduced to Japan various cultural element borrowed from the Chinese. He ruled briefly. Knowledge of Shotoku's constitution came from the Nibongi and it was one of Japan's …showed first 75 words of 825 total…

…showed last 75 words of 825 total…still controlled by feudal clan lords and aristocrats. Japanese people have very strong mind that they work hard for economy that advanced industrial economy and trade with many countries even they didn't have enought natural resources. I think that Japanese people's minds are very strong. I can see it by the Shotoku's seventeen clauses in past. The country achieved a rapid recovery and Japan became the world's second leading economic power after the United States.