"Japan Becomes an Economic Power" The World During the Cold War PPT

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"Japan Becomes an Economic Power" The World During the Cold War PPT

Part One: Reasons for Japan’s Economic Rise

The United States gave up punitive measures, encouraged Japan's economic revival and political reconstruction, eliminated Japan's remaining feudal forces and militaristic elements, and turned Japan into a capitalist democratic country.

In October 1945, MacArthur instructed the Japanese government to revise the Meiji Constitution formulated in 1889. The new constitution was implemented in 1947.

In the 1889 Meiji Constitution, "the emperor is the head of state and has overall governing power."

Article 1 of the new constitution stipulates that "the emperor is the symbol of Japan" and "all the emperor's actions regarding the country must be recommended and recognized by the cabinet, which shall bear its responsibility."

demilitarization policy

Japan was forced to give up the right to war in the constitution, and later allowed the United States to station troops in exchange for the United States' "nuclear umbrella." As a result, its military expenditures were quite small, and it was able to devote a large amount of manpower and material resources to the development of a peaceful economy.

Reasons for Japan’s economic development

① Japan has carried out relatively extensive social reforms, further abolishing feudal and backward factors in production relations, and laying the foundation for economic development.

②The United States supports Japan.

③ Implement demilitarization of the national economy and make every effort to carry out economic construction.

④ Formulate an export-oriented economic development strategy, introduce the most advanced science and technology, adjust the domestic industrial structure, and promote exports.

⑤Actively develop education and cultivate talents.

⑥During the Korean War and the Vietnam War, the U.S. military placed large orders for military and logistical supplies, which further stimulated the development of the Japanese economy and made the Japanese economy rapidly active.

Japan becomes an economic power PPT, part 2: The process of Japan’s rise

(1) In the nearly two decades since the mid-1950s, Japan's economy has continued to develop at a rapid pace, becoming the world's second largest capitalist country after the United States.

(2) After the mid-1980s, Japan implemented the policy of "building a nation through science and technology" and promoted economic development.

What is the basic overview of Japan’s rapid economic development after the war?

① It sustained rapid development from the 1950s to the early 1970s, with an average annual growth rate of gross national product exceeding 10%. Its development rate ranked first among major capitalist countries, and its economic level was second only to the United States, making it the second largest capitalist economic power.

② In the 1970s, it was severely hit by the world economic crisis and its development speed slowed down for a time.

③After the mid-1980s, the policy of "building a nation through science and technology" promoted economic development and the improvement of people's living standards, and its international status was strengthened

④Steel, automobiles, ships, electrical appliances, etc. are the most important industrial sectors in Japan

Japan becomes an economic power PPT, part 3: Performance of Japan as an economic power

First, Japan is the world’s largest country in terms of GDP;

Second, Japan has become a “technological power” in the world today;

Third, Japan has become a “big trading country” in the world today;

Fourth, Japan has become a “big creditor country” in the world today;

Fifth, Japan has become a “financial power” in the world today;

Sixth, Japan has become a “major foreign economic aid country” in the world today.

Japan becomes an economic power PPT, part 4: Performance of Japan’s rise

With the development of the economy, people's living standards have improved, and Japan's international status has also been strengthened.

In 1964, Tokyo, Japan successfully hosted the Olympic Games.

Since the 1970s and 1980s, Japan's desire to become a political power has also begun to expand, and its military expenditures have continued to increase, causing concern and uneasiness among its Asian neighbors.

Japan’s latest performance on the international stage in recent years

Clearly proposed to join the ranks of political powers

Rearmament, military expenditure ranks second in the world

In the name of international cooperation, troops are sent overseas one after another

He has repeatedly requested to become a permanent member of the Security Council in recent years.

Japan becomes an economic power PPT, part 5: Social problems existing in Japan’s economic development

Material 1: The number of unemployed youth is increasing

The professionalism of the Japanese is admirable, but when walking on the street, you often see groups of young people in their twenties, dressed in strange clothes and with yellow hair, gathering in squares and downstairs, playing piano, singing, and drinking. Laughing, lazing around, doing nothing. A Chinese working in Japan saw this scene with us and said: This generation in Japan is just like this, useless. This may be a bit heavy-handed, but it also reflects that in Japan, where material life is extremely rich, a small number of young people have no pursuits, no faith, no care for the country, no care for politics, no care for everything around them, and their nerves are numb. .

Material 2: The gap between rich and poor in Japan is further widening

Japan, an economic powerhouse, once prided itself on "social equality" and the vast majority of its citizens considered themselves "middle class." However, Japanese economists pointed out that the current poverty rate in Japan has reached 15%, and the gap between the rich and the poor is widening. Moreover, the rapid development of cities has not brought enough benefits to rural areas, and the gap between rich and poor in cities and rural areas continues to widen. The weak in society gradually fall into economic difficulties, and family income also directly affects whether the next generation of children can receive a good education. In today's Japanese society, the income of parents is directly proportional to the education level of their children. The higher the parents' income, the better the education their children will receive. On the contrary, the children will not receive a good education. But 30-40 years ago, there was no relationship between children's education and parents' income.

Material 3: Unemployment rate and migrant workers

Although Japan's unemployment rate has hit a new low, 33% of jobs are part-time. The problem of informal employment among young people is serious. In recent years, Japanese society has changed from the past custom of working immediately after graduating from school. Many young people have started to work part-time to make a living after graduation, and they have worked for many years. In Japanese society, once young people become part-time workers, they will have a hard time getting out of this situation for almost their entire lives. Because companies generally recruit newly graduated students, they adopt a "stay at arm's length" attitude towards workers without expertise and professional work experience. The lack of stable jobs for young people prompts them to marry later, have children later, or even become infertile.

Material 4: Population decline

1. Japan is a country with an aging population (the death rate is rising)

2. Japan’s economic development has been slow and weak in recent years, and Japan is a high-consumption country. Raising offspring has become a heavy burden for young couples (the birth rate has dropped)

3. Population decline will not have an impact on society and the country in the short term, but as time goes by, the cumulative effect of population decline will directly lead to: Insufficient social talent reserve labor force

Find out the common reasons for the rapid economic development of Western Europe and Japan. Which experiences do you think China can learn from?

All received financial aid or support from the United States

We must be good at seizing opportunities and strengthening international economic ties;

All vigorously develop education and cultivate talents

We must vigorously develop education and cultivate talents;

All vigorously introduce the most advanced science and technology

Actively introduce advanced technology and boldly innovate;

have formulated appropriate economic development policies

We must adhere to reform and opening up, adhere to the socialist path, and formulate an economic development strategy suitable for our country's national conditions.

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