20th and 21st Japanese History

By gojackets

  • WW2 Ends

    Hirohito surrenders, WW2 ends

  • Rebuilding Japan

    U.S helps rebuils Japan and doesn't allow them to reconstruct their military

  • New Constitution

    Japan gets new constitution founded by General Douglas MacArthur. It is a constitutional monarchy.

  • Diet

    The Diet is formed.

  • Sato

    Eisaku Sato becomes Prime Minister

  • Bullet Train

    The bullet train is inaugurated.

  • Red Army

    The Japanese Red Army out a terrorist attack on Israel.

  • Peace

    Japan and China sign a peace treaty.

  • Oldest Man

    Shigechiyo Izumi dies at 120, the oldest man in the world.

  • APEC

    The APEC is founded to bring USA, Japan, Australia, Chile, etc. together.

  • Shipbuilding

    Japan owns half of the world's shipbuilding market.

  • Stock Market

    The Japanese stock market has fallen 55%.

  • Earthquake

    An earthquake kills 6,500 in Kobe.

  • Earthquake 2

    An 8.0 magnitude earthquake rokes Hokkaido.

  • Debt

    Japan's debt is 211% of it's GDP.