The Japanese knew how to coordinate state and private-sector goals in the 1970’s, but then lost their way. “We should now emulate the South Koreans,” says Eisuke Sakakibara, a leading Japanese economist, who was one of the architects of the Japanese “miracle” of the 1980’s.
20世纪70年代日本人也曾掌握协调国家和私有部门目标的方法，但后来渐渐迷失了方向。 20世纪80年代日本“奇迹”的缔造者之一、日本著名经济学家神原英资说，“我们现在应当仿效韩国。”日本人现在开始来到首尔寻找奇迹。