Post-WW II Occupation - Rebuilding Japan

With the change of government in Japan, economic change soon followed. Banks were founded to invest in capital, railways and steam boats were developed, restrictions on trade such as tariffs and guilds were removed, and land was re-distributed. These reforms helped spur the Industrial

The Economic Effect on Japan during Post World War II Japan’s economy was greatly affected by the atomic bombs dropped on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan’s economic recovery as a result of this incident transformed Japan’s economic growth which has become known as the “Economic Miracle.” The bombs caused Japan to reconstruct many more facilities in which the economy moved forward. The Economic Planning Agency, which used to be known as the Economic Stabilization Board, helped Japan to become one of the leading economic nations. The United States also contributed to much of Japan’s recovery by occuping it from 1945-1951.

Although Japan changed in many ways from 1853 to 1941, there were also many factors that remained the same throughout the history of Japan. One such continuity was the maintained existence of a figurehead ruler controlled by other political authorities. The feudalistic emperor of Japan was the supposed “highest, most powerful authority” in the land, but was actually controlled by the military leaders- the shogun. Similarly, the militaristic emperor of Japan decades later continued to remain a figurehead ruler controlled by military and government officials. In addition, Japan continued to remain reliant on exports in order to maintain its economy. As a result of Japan’s small geographical size, the island nation had few natural resources and was forced to rely on exports to survive economically. The nation also grew increasingly reliant on other nations to provide materials and supplies that it could not provide for itself. This complete reliance on other nations was seen illustrated when the Japanese military was provoked to attacking another superpower- the United States, in response to the 1940 United States embargo

This resulted in the relocation of approximately 120,000 people, many of whom were very much so American citizens, to one of 10 internment camps located all across the huge country. ... Some Japanese-American citizens were allowed to return to the offical West Coast beginning in 1945, and the very last camp finnaly closed in March 1946. This was my rough draft. :)

A lot of people opposed of their return back into regular civilization. Farmers and businessmen feared the return of the Japanese and Japanese-Americans because of the economic impacts it would cause them. The Japanese and Japanese-Americans had been prosperous farmers and businessmen before the war, so that resulted in a quite a few jobless people. Also, after their return a lot of the homes were damaged and too destroyed for fixing, which meant that they had to start all the way over. If if it had not been for The United Church Ministries who helped the Japanese relocate and find jobs, then they would have been

Japanese Americans during World War II were displaced from their homes and placed in concentration camps (Takaki, 147). “In the War, we are now engaged in racial affinities are not severed by immigrations” (Takaki, 148). Furthermore, Japanese Americans were not citizens due to the exclusion of Asian people

Extreme measures were taken to protect America from another attack. The U.S was recovering from The Great Depression, and was moving into a positive direction. World War II was going on, but the U.S had not been part of it until Japan had attacked America. On December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, leaving U.S ships and planes in ruins (“ Japanese Internment Timeline” 6). America was devastated, and decided to declare war on Japan (Dallek, Garcia, M. Ogle, Risinger 811). Two month after the attack, on February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed an executive Order 9066. This meant that he was “ authorizing military authorities to exclude civilians from any area without trial or hearing.” Then two years after

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, America turned its fears on the Japanese and Japanese-Americans that resided on the nation’s Pacific coast. The Japanese were forced to relocate to internment camps, leave their American life behind, endured the harsh internment camp conditions, and still faced obstacles upon release, such as not being able to return to their regular lives. Despite the constitutional rights that the Japanese Americans had, they endured the hardships of their uprooting, subpar camp conditions, and faced their losses after their release and closing of the internment camps.

When the Japanese have given their freedom the left and look for there are homes just to see that it's been sold and now the home of a new family. Then most people just stayed there because they had nothing, they lost everything they work so hard to get to make a better life for their families. Still, after the war, the Japanese were discriminating for the attack on Pearl Harbor in which it was hard for them to find jobs in if they found jobs they were cheap and very harsh conditions. Then it was hard for Japanese kids to go back to school because of the fear in parents that they were hurt their kids and which sometimes the schools had certain classrooms for just Japanese

After a while the government began to free those who agreed to join the army and fight the Japanese. Slowly the government began releasing those held in internment camps and by 1945 the last internment camp was closed and the war ended. Many tried to forget about the internment camps and start a new life. They still faced inequality and went into poverty due to having nothing left. They had lost their jobs homes, businesses, and

Often in America, the public is educated about the victories of the nation, such as in World War II (WWII); however, they are unaware of the after effects it imposed onto other parties (enemy nations). Specifically, Japanese people lost their defenses, and the lifestyles of the citizens were significantly modified. Moreover, Japan was part of the Axis powers during the war and gained worldwide attention when the island attacked Pearl Harbor, a United States Naval base. This event caused the Americans to join the battle and eventually overwhelm the Japanese and forcing a surrender in 1945. Post WWII, Japan’s failure in the war was responsible for a cultural change in the country that is still present in modern day, which led to reform in family dynamics, mentality adjustments, and perceptional alteration of women. Also, whether young or old, all were exposed to this change, and those that lived in family styled households together, were the first to experience their relationships shift.

After being forced from their families they would be treated.. It did not matter if Japanese-Americans were born in the United States, outside the United States or if they had never even been to Japan, they were forced to leave their homes. Many Japanese-Americans had built businesses here that they had to leave. Now they would live a life under harsh conditions and even under even ideal conditions, where life was not easy. The government crossed the line between defending the nation and violating human rights, when it chose to relocate Japanese residents to internment camps. The quality of life in the camps was heavily influenced by which government entity was responsible for them. Many camps were built quickly making the buildings poorly equipped for convenient family living. How would Japanese-Americans return to their hometowns. And return to their regular life’s after

Throughout the work, Fujitani draws evidence from, and references, a plethora of different sources that add validity to his statements and accounts of not only what the Japanese and United States did, but also why they acted the way they did. In a time of war, both countries took different actions that were not readily understood. Japan

In 1945, Japan was devastated and lost a quarter of the national wealth after suffering a defect in the second world war. A majority of the commercial buildings and accommodation had been demolished, and massive machinery and equipment formerly used in production for the civil market were out of service to provide metal for military supplies (Miyazaki 1967). Despite the trash and ruins had left over in Japan, Japan was able to rebuilding its infrastructure and reconstruct their economy. It is revealed that the Japanese economy was on its way to recovery, which received a rapid development since the war, and the reconstruction of Japan had spent less than forty years to become the world’s second largest economy in the 1980s. This essay will explore the three factors account for the economic growth of post-war Japan: the financial assistance from the United States, the external environment, and the effective policy of Japanese government.

Japanese industry and infrastructure, which were virtually destroyed during World War II, were systematically rebuilt to transform the country into a global economic leader by the mid-1960s. Post-World War II, the seven-year U.S. occupation of Japan proved to be a blessing in disguise as the Japanese received $2 billion in aid from the U.S. in the form of food, fertilizers, petroleum products and industrial materials.