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The '''West''', in economic terms, includes the [[United States]], the industrialized nations of [[Europe]], modern [[Japan]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. Although Japan is in the [[Far East]], it modeled itself after Europe in the late 19th cnetury during the [[Meiji Restoration]].<ref> After World War II, the United States gave Japan additional assistance in modernizing its business practices; see [[W. Edwards Deming]].</ref> The former British colonies of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] are westernized nations. Western culture includes concepts such as [[accountability]], [[democracy]], [[freedom]], [[personal responsibility]], and a free market ([[capitalist]]) economic system. Coincidentally, "The West", although a never clearly defined terms, mostly, if not entirely, comprises the countries with the highest standards of living and best governance in the world. Most, though all countries considered in "The West" are also [[Christian]].