japans tech sector is hardly thriving, are they really your first example? 0% economic growth for 20 years?<p>Israel is nascent and not very comparable, plus they do pull in a lot of global talent, germany also to a much greater extent than japan.<p>also, I&#x27;m not saying you can&#x27;t have a &#x27;viable&#x27; industry without importing good talent. I&#x27;m just saying it won&#x27;t be as good.