1. Japan
Japan

2. Standards
SS7CG7 The student will demonstrate an understanding of national governments in Southern and Eastern Asia
SS7E8 The student will analyze different economic systems
SS7E9 The student will explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Southern and Eastern Asia

3. Standards Continued
SS7E10 The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in India, China, and Japan
SS7H3 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia leading to the 21st century
SS7H3c Explain the role of the United States in the rebuilding of Japan after WWII

4. Essential Questions What type of government does Japan have?
What are the similarities or differences in governments among India, China, and Japan?
How has Japan become an economic superpower?
What type of investments has Japan made in improving their economy?

5. Essential Questions
How has Japan’s investment in human capital helped spur its economy?
How have these investments affected Japan’s GDP?
What was the role of the United States in rebuilding Japan after WWII?

7. Government of Japan Japan is a constitutional monarchy
Established after WWII
Able to preserve traditional empire while creating a modern system of democracy
Emperor of Japan is given highest title of leadership but is actually a ceremonial leadership position

8. Government Japan’s legislative branch is called the Diet
Two Houses in the DIET,
The House of Representatives
The House of Councillors
Japan’s flag

9. Government Prime Minister is the head of the government
Prime Minister is elected by the DIET and is the leader of the majority party of the House of Representatives
Citizens elects the members of the House of Representatives

10. Government Citizens have the right to vote after age 20
Constitution establishes “rights and personal freedoms” for the citizens
Freedoms include: speech, religion, equal rights for women, and equal education
Renounces war as a method of solving problems
Prohibits Japan from having a military

11. DIET House of Representatives House of Councillors
Elects the Prime Minister
PM leads
the Majority Party
Is elected by the
citizens

12. Constitutional Monarchy Emperor Prime Minister 20
India
China
Japan
Year Government Established
1947
Form of Government
Constitutional Monarchy
Ceremonial Leader
Emperor
Head of Government
Prime Minister
Age citizens can vote 20
Rights and Freedoms of citizens
Speech, religion, equal rights for women, equal education

13. Japan has a mixed market economy One of the strongest in the world
ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDING SS7E8: Student will analyze different economic systems c. Compare and contrast the economic systems in China, India, Japan, and North Korea
Japan has a mixed market economy
One of the strongest in the world
Few natural resources or farmland
Economy built around manufacturing
Imports raw materials
Manufactures: ships, cars, electronics
Exports goods around the world

14. Economics
Government owns few businesses other than television networks
Does oversee banking and trade

15. Country
Economic
System
Growing or
Struggling
One Interesting
Fact
China
North Korea
Japan
Mixed
Market
Growing and strong
Has few resources but manufacturing giant
India

16. What influences Economic Growth SS7E10
Four Factors that influence economic growth
Human capital
Capital
Natural resources
Entrepreneurship

17. Economic Growth SS7E10 Human capital = people who perform labor
=factories, machinery, technology
Natural resources
=raw materials that come from the land
Entrepreneurship
=the ideas and risk involved in starting a business

18. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Definition: The total market value of the goods and services produced by a country’s economy during a specific year
Used to determine the health of a country
Used to compare it to other economies
Japan and China have the highest GDP in Southern and Eastern Asia

19. Investing Pays Off HUMAN CAPITAL
Studies prove that investment in education and skills training for workers leads to a higher GDP
Education helps develop smarter, more innovative, and more productive workforce
Leads to greater economic growth

20. Investment in Capital Factories, machinery, roads, and technology
Investment in capital equipments helps economic growth by providing workers with the best and newest tools
Workers become more productive, increase exports and GDP

21. Japan’s Economic Journey
After WWII, economy was in ruins
Now one of the strongest in the world
A main reason: investment in human capital
Japan’s highly educated and productive labor force is a major reason for the country’s economic success

22. Japan’s Capital Investment
History of investing in new technology and providing workers with latest equipment
Government encourages high rates of savings by offering tax breaks
Savings are used for investment in factories and machinery to fuel economic growth
Has a modern, reliable infrastructure to support the economy

23. Japan’s Natural Resources
Play an important role in any economy
Fuel for industry; source of income when exported
Little farmland and few natural resources
Imports raw materials needed for industry; produces quality products for export
Well educated workforce and capital investment overcome lack of natural resources

24. Entrepreneurship
Has one of the lowest rates of entrepreneurship among leading economic powers
Difficulties getting loans from banks
Little training on how to run a business
Job security…Companies guarantee lifetime employment to employees
Workers take pride in position in a company
Entrepreneurship considered risky

25. Rebuilding Japan SS7H3e
The United States declared war on Japan after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941
After years of fighting, the US dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japan is the only country to ever been attacked by nuclear weapons
After the bombing, Japan’s government and economy were devastated.

26. US Forces occupy Japan 1945-1952
MacArthur of Allied Forces sent to oversee rebuilding of Japan
Japan’s military disbanded; weapons factories closed
Government and military leaders involved in bombings brought to trial and punished
MacArthur helped Japan establish a constitutional monarchy; considered one of the most democratic documents in the world

27. Rebuilding
Constitution grants citizens many of the same rights as granted to Americans
Results:
-one of world’s strongest economies
-stable democratic government
US-Japanese Mutual Security Pact prohibits the use of nuclear weapons and military attacks against the Japanese without knowledge of Japanese government

29. Think About It
1. How did the United States react to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor?
2. Why did the United States occupy Japan?
3. What were 3 steps General MacArthur took to help rebuild Japan?
4. What type of government was established in Japan after WWII.
5. What is the United States-Japanese Mutual Security Pact?