contemporary japan

Question 1

what can contemporary japan also be called

Answer 1

independent japan

Question 2

politcail system of contemporary japan

Answer 2

parliamentary democracy

Question 3

what politucal party dominated contemporary japan

Answer 3

liberal democratic party (LDP: 1955)

Question 4

____ was democratic centralism and _____ was parliamentary democracy

Answer 4

china; japan

Question 5

what policy did LDP adopt

Answer 5

pro america/pro business

Question 6

what party still dominates japan today

Answer 6

LDP, so effectively one party rule. still other parties but so small and always lose elections

Question 7

confucian idea of govnt

Answer 7

big govnt as long as leaders help the people

Question 8

are japanese ok with big govnt

Answer 8

yes because govnt has done a lot for the people in terms of their lives (improve standard of living)

Question 9

what do japan and and china (modern) have in common

Answer 9

centralized power

Question 10

in 1993 what party rose in popularity for 1 year in Japan

Answer 10

socialist party (LDP had to concede to it)

Question 11

yoshida (shigeru) doctrine

Answer 11

doctrine is pro business and pro american

Question 12

what did yoshida practice

Answer 12

confucian capitalism

Question 13

who was yoshida

Answer 13

one person in Japan that was anti war and anti WWII
-installed into power by macarthur
-Japanese prime minister twice

Question 14

japanese benefits from koream war

Answer 14

economic boom from providing mats to korea for war

Question 15

what did yoshida think about the korean war

Answer 15

that it was a gift from god

Question 16

confucian capitalism

Answer 16

-harmony/social order w/in japanese companies
-big govnt = confucain so more control over comanies

Question 17

contemporary japan economic planning

Answer 17

US controls economy with Fed, but always discenting voice against big govnt

-in japan less opposition to japanese control of economy

Question 18

what did japan post war want to do to economy

Answer 18

wanted to help economy by building companies (gov told them where to build it) ->built in cities and coastal areas

Question 19

close govnt - zaibatsu relationship

Answer 19

politician help ceo and vice versa

Question 20

example of japanese zaibatsu

Answer 20

toyota and nintendo

Question 21

switch from zaibatsu busting to allowed

Answer 21

first were busted then got worried about communism in occupation so macarhthur said ehhhh its fine

Question 22

japanese employment system

Answer 22

-japanese workers not layed off (confucian idea of respect/harmony)

-japanese stay with compnay for lifetime, if they switch they have to start from basics again

Question 23

contemporary japan trade

Answer 23

needed trade post WWII because of scarcity of resoruces

Question 24

what was japans economic lifeline

Answer 24

trade, always has been always will be

Question 25

how did Japan manage to trade post war despite needing to pay war reperations

Answer 25

used pro american idea

-US nudged other countries to take japanese items until reperations from war were payed off
-if people like the products they will buy more keeping economy alive

Question 26

how did japanese promote their products

Answer 26

advertising

Question 27

was keiretsu related to zaibatsu

Answer 27

the further developmenr of zaibatsu (had new features)

Question 28

what are keiretu

Answer 28

compnaies are monopolistic and connected by buying each others stocks

-causes them to wish competitors to do well

-have own banking and shipping sector to streamline and spend less money on speerate things

Question 29

education in contemporary japan

Answer 29

free and easier to have

more efficent, more people eduated

confucisou: more people with more opportunity and more people to contribute to society

Question 30

social practices in contemporary japan

Answer 30

higher rates of households savings (wives control spending and they tend to have more and plan where money goes more in japan)