Good for you. I am also a fan of Japanese manga / animations, and Japan is definitely a good example for other nations to learn. I appreciate Japanese braveness and diligence, not to mention your loyalty. Hope you may overcome the grief of earthquake and tsunami of last year. Anyway, I think Japan is a great nation, and would like to visit there in the future. Have a good day.
Yes, I agree with you that Japan is an advanced country. My point is that Japan used to have a great chance to be a super power of world, say that Japan took over Manchu in 1932. However, not only Japan lost all gains since 明治維新, but it's strictly supervised under U.S. even today. There are a lot of advanced countries, say many small ones in Europe. Nowadays Germany, France and Britain have to unite together to magnify their influence. I am not sure Japan is greater than Germany or not.