1. JAPAN
AFTER
WWII

2. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR –
Commands occupation forces in Japan to ensure they do not threaten world peace

3. General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito

4. GOALS: ENDING MILITARISM
Armed forces disbanded
Overseas empire dismantled
War crimes trials

5. BUILDING DEMOCRACY Constitution of 1947
Emperor loses power (remains figurehead)
Constitution protects people’s rights, women gain right to vote, illegal to wage war, weakens power of zaibatsu and large landowners

6. 1952
Occupation ends
Japan is now an ally of the U.S.

7. ECONOMIC MIRACLE: REASONS FOR SUCCESS
Borrowing western tech. and improving it
Adopt, Adapt, Adept
Traditional values such as loyalty and hard work, employees work as a team

8. REASONS FOR SUCCESS CON’T
Japanese save a lot of income, gives banks investment money
Gov’t spends little on defense, invests in business
Gov’t and business cooperate
Agriculture shuts out foreign imports w/ high tariffs

9. CONCERNS
Trade imbalances – Japan exports more to U.S. than it allows to be imported

10. TODAY Economic setbacks and depression in 1990s, early 2000s
Cities crowded, space limited
Earthquakes still a concern
Women often have lower paying jobs, status
Some Japanese are tired of working so hard
Aging population and low birthrate

11. Crowded Cities

12. KOBE EARTHQUAKE 1995