Italy contributed a lot to the world in terms of arts and culture and also commercial products like shoes, clothes, cars....
Japan on the other hand hasn't really invented anything new as far as I know. I dont recall ever seeing a good research paper that originated in Japan, but it is just very good at improving and building on other peoples ideas.
European World Cup? Italy
European World Cup?
Italy contributed a lot to the world in terms of arts and culture and also commercial products like shoes, clothes, cars....
Japan on the other hand hasn't really invented anything new as far as I know. I dont recall ever seeing a good research paper that originated in Japan, but it is just very good at improving and building on other peoples ideas.