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1 11 From the Ashes of Defeat
Japan During WWII HISTR 365 Joel Legassie “Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu Signs the Instrument of Surrender,” 2 Sept , U.S. Army Signal Corps, 1945

2 Japan's Surrender and Post-War Realities
July 1945 Potsdam Declaration Aug Hiroshima & Nagasaki; Soviet Declaration of War; Announcement of Surrender; Beginning of Allied Occupation Sept Instrument of Surrender Signed; “Demilitarization and Democratization” begins. Nov Constitution promulgated. ”Reverse Course” in GHQ policy. Nov International Military Tribunal for the Far East adjourned. ”Red Purges” of Japanese civil servants. June Beginning of Korean War, lasts till July 1953. April San Francisco Treaty of Peace signed; US-Japan Security Treaty signed. c Japanese GDP surpasses wartime maximum. Jan Second US-Japan Security Treaty signed. Jan Death of Emperor Hirohito, end of Showa era; Ascension of his son Akihito, beginning of Heisei era. Summer 1989 Tokyo Real Estate Bubble begins deflating; Beginning of 'Lost Decade.'

3 Research Questions Method Boundaries
What Main Causal Forces Continued Before and After the War? What fundamental Changes Occurred Because of the War? Method Temporal Comparison YG-3018 YG-3018 Boundaries Three Points “Taisho Democracy,” Spring 1931 Wartime Peak, Summer 1945 Post-War, Autumn 1960 Value Change or Continuity

4 The State .... 1. Sovereignty Spring 1931 Summer 1945 Autumn 1960
Winter 2015 Organ Theory Divine Right of Emperor Citizens of Japan Symbolic Monarchy 2. Constitution Spring 1931 Summer 1945 Autumn 1960 Winter 2015 1889 Constitution European Model Bicameral Diet Military and Civilian Authority Split 1946 Constitution US Model PM effective Head of Government Peace and Equality Clauses Administrative 'reintrepretation' of peace clause 3. Civil Service Spring 1931 Summer 1945 Autumn 1960 Winter 2015 ... ....

5 The State 1. Sovereignty Spring 1931 Summer 1945 Autumn 1960
Winter 2015 Organ Theory Divine Right of Emperor Citizens of Japan Symbolic Monarchy The State 2. Constitution Spring 1931 Summer 1945 Autumn 1960 Winter 2015 1889 Constitution European Model Bicameral Diet Military and Civilian Authority Split 1946 Constitution US Model PM effective Head of Government Peace and Equality Clauses Administrative 'reintrepretation' of peace clause 5"Emperor Hirohito patrols Bombed Areas of Tokyo, 18 March 1945”, Japan News, 1945. 5“Emperor Hirohito Going to the People,” GHQ 1946. 3 Gaetano Faillace, “Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur, Tokyo, 27 September, 1945, GHQ, 1945.

6 “The Organization of the Japanese Government under the Meiji Constitution.” Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike Unported

7 Foreign Affairs Treaties and Alliances Enemies Policy Objectives
1. Sovereignty Spring 1931 Summer 1945 Autumn 1960 Winter 2015 Organ Theory Divine Right of Emperor Citizens of Japan Symbolic Monarchy Foreign Affairs 2. Constitution Spring 1931 Summer 1945 Autumn 1960 Winter 2015 1889 Constitution European Model Bicameral Diet Military and Civilian Authority Split 1946 Constitution US Model PM effective Head of Government Peace and Equality Clauses Administrative 'reintrepretation' of peace clause Treaties and Alliances Enemies Policy Objectives Practical Realities 3 Ye Wenxi, “American Empire to Arm Japan,” 1951. .4 “Emperor Hirohito going to the people,” GHQ 1946.

8 Economy Growth Capital Firms Labour Land Ownership & Tenancy
1. Sovereignty Spring 1931 Summer 1945 Autumn 1960 Winter 2015 Organ Theory Divine Right of Emperor Citizens of Japan Symbolic Monarchy Economy 2. Constitution Spring 1931 Summer 1945 Autumn 1960 Winter 2015 1889 Constitution European Model Bicameral Diet Military and Civilian Authority Split 1946 Constitution US Model PM effective Head of Government Peace and Equality Clauses Administrative 'reintrepretation' of peace clause Growth Capital Firms Labour Land Ownership & Tenancy 5“A Ceremony is Held at Tokyo Station toMmark the Launch of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, Japan's first bullet train service.”Oct. 1, 1964, Kyodo News, 1964 .4 “Emperor Hirohito going to the people,” GHQ 1946.

9 Society & Culture Religion Gender Popular Culture Education
1. Sovereignty Spring 1931 Summer 1945 Autumn 1960 Winter 2015 Organ Theory Divine Right of Emperor Citizens of Japan Symbolic Monarchy Society & Culture Religion 2. Constitution Spring 1931 Summer 1945 Autumn 1960 Winter 2015 1889 Constitution European Model Bicameral Diet Military and Civilian Authority Split 1946 Constitution US Model PM effective Head of Government Peace and Equality Clauses Administrative 'reintrepretation' of peace clause Gender Popular Culture Education Standard of Living Freedom of The Press 3 Early Morning Train, Tokyo, 1964. .4 “Emperor Hirohito going to the people,” GHQ 1946.

10 5The London Geographical Institute, “China and Japan with Korea,” 1936.

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