Why Japan industrialized first
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Timestamps:
00:00 - intro
03:24 - building block 1
09:25 - building block 2
12:18 - building block 3
21:10 - building block 4
26:51 - building block 5
31:03 - conclusion
Attribution:
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage.
Stock footage and others clips by Getty
Narrated and produced by Dr. Joeri Schasfoort
Edited by Natalia Karpacz