[Manthink]

This has been in 'operation' for decades.

We have to remember the "rise of Japan" wasn't smooth sailing in the decades after end of WW2.
Who supported the rise of Japan ? The Korean War. That  triggered the rapid growth in Jap GDP and economy as US military need supplies and industrial support - That lead to Japan's "Economic Miracle" in 1970-80s with US market access helping rise of Jap Inc like Toyota, Sony, Toshiba, Mitsubishi etc etc.

The Korean War marked the turn from economic depression to recovery for Japan. As the staging area for the United Nations forces on the Korean peninsula, Japan profited indirectly from the war,

https://www.britannica.com/place/Japan/E...sformation