The Cause Of Modern Japanese Success From The Perspective Of STS

Modern Japan made a great success in Asia and the world, which is a great event in thehistory of the world, and has also conducted a wide range of research both at home and abroadto the success of Japan during this period. But most of researches are limited to theconsiderations of individual or specific factors, such as national spirit, culture, geography,international environmental, hard to reflect the basic law of social development as a whole. Atthe same time Japan and China has have all kinds of connections in geography and history,through the factors of Modern Japan success, this paper will help us to understand the trend ofsocial development, learn from their successful experience, grasp the overall function of scienceand technology, it will be of great significance for the whole society, the innovation of Science&Technology and the building of a harmonious society of China.In ancient Japan by its geological effects of life to the China learning, the scientificdevelopment is the main China Sinology as the representative of the human development ofscience, the Japanese text is also derived from the Chinese characters, its scientific developmentwith Chinese, focus on practical science, ignoring the basic theory research. Before and after theMeiji Restoration, with Chinese decline and the western capitalist national prosperity, Japanturned to the west, a comprehensive study of the natural science dominated Western science,and to develop a lot of talents. Modern Japan is to the East in particular China humanitiesbackground, to western natural science as the support of the science and technologydevelopment road. Modern Japan will be advanced technology from the west countrylarge-scale implantation, Japan quickly established economic and social development, at thesame time in this natural technology and social reform, introducing learning, practice, boostingthe "Meiji Restoration" in the country from the beginning to the positive response from top tobottom, so as to the modern Japanese ready the ideological foundation.The fundamental reason of modern Japanese successful conforms to the world trend, in themiddle of the fifteenth Century, based on the production of large machines capital production inEurope appears, indicating the industrial age with machines as the upcoming. In the process ofindustrial era, in the same religious theology in the struggle, ushered in the era of science andtechnology. Modern Japan on the effective absorption of Western science and technology is thekey factor of its success, at the same time, in the study of western Japan never pause in the basic copy, but from the national conditions, selective absorption, the "benefit in Japan", andincorporated into the social practice. Modern Japan’s success lies not only in Modern Japan’sgreat contributions to the society at that time, but also in the modern Japanese technologicalinnovation leading the world to lay a good foundation.