I just did the math and if I spent the next 18 years at my current job with my current salary I'd earn about 500.000 moneys. Well, shit.

Could it be? A successful war on drugs?

Yeah, that makes sense.

That's not my point. Japan is a rich country nowadays but it does not have a lot of natural resources ancient people could use, which is what I'm talking about. As the theory goes, a resource-less country should give rise to an expansionist, aggressive society in search of said resources whereas countries like India and China, with plenty of water, fertile land and valuable minerals should give rise to more laidback societies, which is the opposite of what you're claiming.