Japan has reached an important (1) point.
After World War II, the miracle of Japan’s economic growth was achieved through
technological (2) and a cheap, well- trained laboratorian.
This innovation, however, was based on (3) basic
technologies or concepts from the United States and Europe and improving them.
The economic success of this (4) approach ended about a
decade ago because of the (5) of the Japanese yen, an
increase in labor costs and the (6) of other countries in
East and Southeast Asia. To achieve further economic development, Japan must
develop (7) technologies that promise benefits. This change
is not easy, however, because all (8) of Japanese
society--including political circles, administration, industry, and
education--have (9) been oriented to catching up
(10) . [A] innovation
[I] growth [B] strength
[J] economically [C] sectors
[K]
catch-up [D] turning
[L] decreasing [E] creativity
[M] introducing [F] breakthrough
[N] previously [G] stretch
[O]
invention [H] exhaustion