1.) What were some key strengths of the Japanese post-war economy? How did Japan capitalize on those?

2.) What challenges emerged outside of Japan when the Cold War ended that caused problems with its economic model?

3.) How did the Japanese respond to the challenges in the 1990’s? Were they successful or not? Explain your answer.

4.) What did the United States envy about Japan in the 1980’s? What advantages did it seem to have?

5.) How did the United States respond to the challenges from the Japanese? Was it successful? Explain your answer in detail.