Another Potential

ANOTHER POTENTIAL Japan’s potential was realized by a nation that persevered through all adversities and was willing to struggle for forty years. Similarly, to bring Islam’s far greater potential to reality, a living, dynamic nation is needed. However, such a nation does not exist today. As a result, Islam’s potential for progress has not yet become a reality in the world. A book about modern Japan has been published, titled The Japan That Can Say No. The authors are two prominent Japanese figures: Shintaro Ishihara, who has twice served as a minister in Japan, and Akio Morita, the globally renowned chairman of Sony Corporation. This book has many insightful points. At one point, the authors write that no matter how much America increases its military power, it has reached a limit where it can no longer act against us because America itself now depends on us. If Japan were to tell the U.S. that it would stop selling its chips, the American computer industry would be affected. In fact, America cannot even manufacture its advanced stealth bomber without Japanese technology. In detailing such scenarios, they write, “If one doesn’t use Japanese semiconductors, one cannot guarantee precision.” This is the way of life in this world. In this world, one gains a place by making oneself indispensable to others