Question

Write a short essay (300-400 words) on the postwar Japanese variant of

economic nationalism – how and why it arose; its essential features – as well as

its significance.

Answer 1

Ans:The postwar Japanese variant of economic nationalism can be discuss,

when the World War II had finished, Japan was completely destroyed. All the large cities in japan (with the exception of Kyoto city), the companies and the transportation complex were critically destroyed. And also a severe poverty of food continued for several years in the japan.

And also the trade of japan by the Allied Powers begin in the August 1945 and concluded in April 1952. General MacArthur was its first Supreme Commander.And their whole job was mainly carried out by the U.S.

The another main thing was Japan primarily lost all the territories received after 1894,and also in addition the Kurile islands were occupied by the Soviet Union, and also the Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa, were managed by the United States of America. and when we talk about Okinawa, it was was returned to Japan in 1972.

The residue of Japan's war machine were completely destroyed, and war crime case were hold on, and a very sad news was Over 500 military officers committed suicide right after Japan conceded, and many hundreds more were accomplish for committing war crimes. The Emperor Showa was not announced a war criminal.

after long time, a new constitution went into effect in 1947: The emperor lost all political and military power, and was simply made the symbol of the state. Universal suffrage was established and human rights were formally assured. Japan was also forbidden prohibited to ever guide, a war again or to keep an army. Moreover Shinto and the state were clearly divided.

Basically during the first half of the occupation, Japan's was subject to a hard censorship of any anti-American statements and contentious topics such as the race issue.

The connection between the Japanese and the Allied powers worked comparatively smooth. detractor started to grow when the United States acted increasingly according to her self interests in the Cold War,and re -introduced the discrimination of communists, place more troops in Japan, and Japan wanted to establish their own self -protection force even with the anti-war unit in the fundamental principles.

Long after the Korean War, the recovery of Japan's economy developed. The economic growth ended in a quick rise of the living style, changes in society and the stable of the ruling position of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), but also in critical pollution.

Japan's connection to the Soviet Union were ended up with normalized stage in 1956, the ones with China in 1972 are also normalized.

And ,In 1973 oil disaster surprised the Japanese economy which was greatly depended on oil. This response was a move to high technology companies.

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