<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishHata hivyo, ijapokuwa Japani imeendelea kushinda matatizo na misukosuko iliyowekwa na nje, inaonekana haiwezi kutekeleza mageuzi yenye ufanisi katika mifumo yake mwenyewe kabla matatizo hayajafikia vipimo vya mgogoro.  <response>: The irony is that although Japan has continually triumphed over externally imposed adversity and upheavals, it seems unable to implement effective reforms to its own systems before problems reach crisis proportions. 