countries ("A Failing" 24).
In the context of land and land use, the United States is far superior to Japan. Where Japanese agriculture cannot provide for the country, American agriculture is capable of feeding both itself and a good part of the rest of the world.
The basic foundations of government in Japan and the United States are quite similar, because the present day Japanese constitution was patterned after that of the United States. The current Japanese constitution was virtually dictated to the country by the American occupation forces, following the end of the Second World War.
The actual structure of government in the two countries is quite different. The American government is characterized by separation of powers, with independent executive and legislative branches, whereas
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