Why Were the Japanese so Successful After World War II The question of why Japan was so successful can be said have boggled many. Have you ever thought of the surge Japan? The Japanese have soared from a time of crisis to an economic super power. Well there are many reasons to which how Japan was got to the place it is today. After World War II Japan was in terrible shape and the country was in need to reform. The Japanese became determined to reform its country. The Japanese had emphasized economic growth ever since World War II and had made it a religion.1 It remained a religion until the1960s where it