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USA bombs Japan leading to their surrender, shortly after WW2 ends.
In response to the attack on pearl harbor the USA bombs Japan in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Due to the devastation of both bombings and fear of more bombing Japan Surrendered. Days later the war ended. -
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Japan 1945- present day
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Japan holds its first election
The US occupation of Japan helped push the country to become more democratic. As proof of this, their first election was held to elect a new parliamentary system. -
1949: The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) is created
MITI was one of the most powerful agencies of the Government of Japan.It was created with the split of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The goal of the MITI was coordinating international trade policy with other groups, such as the Bank of Japan and the other industries. At the time it was created, Japan was still recovering economically from World War II. -
Yoshida resigns from prime minister
Yoshida became the 45th prime minister on 22 May 1946. His pro-American and pro-British ideals and his knowledge of Western societies, gained through education and political work abroad are what made him the perfect candidate in the eyes of the postwar Allied occupation.After being replaced with Tetsu Katayama in 1947, he returned to the post as the 48th prime minister in 1948.He resigns from his post in 1949. -
The Korean War begins
Japan had previously suffered a great economic decline, however with this war Japan was able to reverse that. They became a staple for goods during the war and contributed greatly. -
Japan and the USA sign a military alliance
The agreement contained five articles, which said that Japan would grant the US the territorial means for it to establish a military presence in the Far East. It also states, that Japan be prohibited from giving foreign powers any bases or any military-related rights without the consent of the US. -
Treaty Between the United States and Japan
The agreement contained five articles, which said that Japan will grant the United States the territorial means for it to establish a military presence in the Far East. It also stated that Japan be prohibited from providing foreign powers any bases or any military-related rights without the permission of the United States. -
Forming the G6
Six economic power, USA, Japan, Germany, France, Britain and Italy, meet in Paris.The summit was intended as a venue for resolving differences among its members. As a practical matter, the summit was also conceived as an opportunity for its members to give each other mutual encouragement in the face of difficult economic decisions. -
Japan sends troops to a warzone in Iraq
2004: for the first time since the end of WW II, Japan sends troops to a warzone. This was significant because orignially due to the occupation Japan had lost the right to contrust a large army or to declare war. -
Earthquake and Tsunami hit Japan
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku , often referred to in Japan as "Higashi nihon daishinsai" and also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the Great East Japan Earthquake was a magnitude 9.03. The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan and one of the largest in the world. The earthquake triggered a powerful tsunami which struck Japan soon after. Over 20,000 people were injured,missing, or dead.
