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The '''West''', in economic terms, includes the United States, the industrialized nations of [[Europe]], and modern [[Japan]]. Although Japan is in the [[Far East]], it is in the [[Western Christendom]]'s economic sphere of influence, having sought to modernize itself since the [[Meiji Restoration]] before World War I. After World War II, the United States gave Japan additional assistance in modernizing its business practices; see [[C. Edwards Deming]].

The '''West''', in economic terms, includes the United States, the industrialized nations of [[Europe]], and modern [[Japan]]. Although Japan is in the [[Far East]], it is in the [[Western Christendom]]'s economic sphere of influence, having sought to modernize itself since the [[Meiji Restoration]] before World War I. After World War II, the United States gave Japan additional assistance in modernizing its business practices; see [[W. Edwards Deming]].

Politically, the West consists of the United States, its allies and its friends.

Politically, the West consists of the United States, its allies and its friends.