haʊˈɛvɚ, dʒəpˈæn kʊd nˌɑːt ɐfˈoːɹd sˈʌtʃ ɐ pɚspˈɛktɪv æt ðə tˈaɪm, æz ɪt wʌz klˈoʊsli ˈælaɪd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts sˈɪns ɪts dᵻfˈiːt ɪn wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː fˈaɪv dˈɛkeɪdz pɹˈaɪɚ, ænd æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt hɐz ɐn ɪkˈɑːnəmi dˈiːpli lˈɪŋkt θɹuː tɹˈeɪd ˈɛvɚ sˈɪns.
However, Japan could not afford such a perspective at the time, as it was closely allied to the United States since its defeat in World War II five decades prior, and as a result has an economy deeply linked through trade ever since.