Post war 80s/90s Flashcards
(17 cards)
What were the post war political parties
Liberal democratic Party
-Has multiple factions
Japan Socialist Party (1945-1996)
Democratic Socialist Party (2960-1994)
Japanese Communist Party (1922-25, 1945-Present)
Clean Government Party (Komeito, from 1964)
How did Ikeda Hayato help with early post war growth
Repaired US-Japan relations
Setup universal health insurance and pension plan in 1961
Presided over Tokyo olympics in 1964
pledge to double size of japan economy by 1970
What was the post war economy like
Priority industries such as Shipbuilding, steel production, car, electronics, robotics, biotechnology
Steel production 89% of the US by 1974
Japan’s annual car production surpasses 10 million units in 1980s
What were the post war social transformations
Higher education boom
Tokyo area population increase
Decline of three generation family living in same household
Lifetime employment (company culture)
What were the 3 treasures in the 1950s
Monochrome tv, Washing machine, refrigerator
What were the 3 treasures in the 1960s
Color Tv, air conditioner, car
What were the social division transformations
Koreans living in Japan as resident aliens
lower class screened out of job applications
Growth of new religions
How did television change post war culture
TV provide a strong sense of shared national experience
Regular Broadcast beings in 1950
Huge increase after 1964 Tokyo Olympics
How did publishing industry change post war culture
More magazines, newspapers, books, and manga
How did mass culture change post war culture
More film, literature, fiction, and art
What was the 1964 olympics
1st olympics in asia
First to be telecast internationally (to US, then by relay to Europe)
Inauguration of Tokyo-Osaka bullet train
What was the 1980 Age of affluence
“Japan Bashing” in US and Europe
Japan starts to become trendy/cool
Japan’s starts to become popular area of study in North America and Europe
What was the bubble bursting
1991 beginning of “Heisei Depression”
Banks declares bankruptcy
What are the key events of Hesei Japan
Showa Emperor (Hirihito) dies. Beginning of Heisei era
Tiananmen Square Protest
Fall of communist regime
Fall of berlin wall
Beginning of “Heisei Depression”
9/11 attacks in US
beginning of war in afghanistan
Beijing olympics
What was Post bubble Japanese Economy and Society like
Decline of lifetime employment status
Aging population
Labor shortage
Need for more immigration
What was the Contemporary culture and national identity like
Japan cultural image was seen as “cool”
Questioning
What does it mean to be japanese?
What is 2022-25 look like
July 2022
Shinzo Abe assassinated
State funeral
October 2022
Investigation into church’s ties with LDP politicians
Opening of Japan to travel
2023-24
Resignation of multiple politicians and dissolving of main factions of LDP
