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Japan was economically colonized but not settler-colonized. The main reason material conditions are relatively good there compared to the global south is that the west found them useful against Russia and China in the cold war.
It was also instrumental as an arms manufacturing base for the U.S.' attempted genocide of True Korea.
I think the main reason is because they were already industrialized
Didn't the US also do a load of tech-transfers similar to Korea after their respective wars were over? Sure helps re-industrizaling when you just get given a whole load of cash along with blueprints for factories.