Although the book as a whole takes the four little dragons as its focus, the author of the world-renowned Japan as Number One, feeling that the background to their achievements is similar to Japan's in many areas, includes Japan in his conclusion.
雖然全書以四小龍為中心，但這位以「日本第一」一書名揚世界的作者認為，四小龍成功背景，與日本有許多共通之處，所以在終結討論中也把日本包括了進去。