the recovery of japan after world war 2?
374583
My guess would be the automobile industry along with electronic and/or appliances.  Japan had to pay its debt for cost of war and as the loser of war, so US might lead them to do what they (Japanese) do best to pay for the price of war.
135701
Probably just after WW 2.
540647
um the japan invaded korea in 1945 for like 10 years.korea got seperated into 2 part.1 is north korea other is south korea.there is a book about it that i read.Its called "Year Of Impossible Goodbyes".
184111
Well we've been in Japan, South Korea and Germany since World War 2, what's that 65 years, that sounds about right.
358749
the first post is all there.\nthe only thing i'll add is in the east japan invaded china and korea, and progessed up to india, part of the british empire. this forced britain into a war with japan. america was going to attack japan, which led japan to a pre-emptive attack; Pearl harbour.\nalthough it was all WWII the war in europe and the war in the east were independant of eachother and both had their own starting points
161738
It's difficult to say, but it probably would have lasted another year or so, and there would have been millions more casualties on both sides had the Allies fought Japan to defeat with conventional weapons and tactics.\nDespite having been driven out of their island conquests in the south Pacific, the Japanese militarists were prepared to use every last man, woman, and child in the defense of "Dai Nippon."  They just simply did not acknowledge that Japan was defeated and had already lost the war, much like the Romans did not when attacked by Hannibal.  Had we not dropped the atomic bomb and forced - yes, FORCED - the Japanese to surrender, the ultimate result might have been similar to that of the Punic Wars, with the Allies as Carthage.\nThe militarists of Japan had to be unconditionally, utterly defeated, brought to trial, and some of them made to pay the ultimate price for their crimes against humanity in order for Japan to become the peaceful, democratic society it is today.  Half-measures and fighting "just enough" would simply not have worked.\nJapanese scholarship has revealed that the militarists thought America was bluffing, that we didn't have another atomic bomb to drop, after the first one was dropped on Hiroshima.  But after the second one was dropped on Nagasaki, they realized we weren't bluffing; this gave the advantage to the "peace party" in Japan, and the Japanese government then sued for peace.\nThe atomic bombs saved thousands and thousands of lives, both Japanese and Allied.
159043
Read this page\n\nhttp://www.soi.wide.ad.jp/soi-asia/pkg1/06/48.html
364443
yes and no. the yes part is that they definitly need help rebuilding, and if you remember that the US  spent 7 years rebuilding Japan after Hiroshima and Nagaski. and look at japan today. the U.S is the richest country in the world and Japan is second and Germany, another country that the U.S helped rebuild, is third. so the countries that the U.S helps rebuild are doing very well, thank you very much. the downside is that innocent civilans are being killed, and i dont support that at all.
828138
No because it has come the ocean bottum, via volcanos. Japan will get larger.
53132
yes. almost every nation involved did, except for those defeated. The website at historychannel.com has some really good info on post war europe and asia
543066
they should practically handover their entire GDP of a decade, the rest will be forgiven. japan was compensated and germany is still paying for their 2nd world war attrocities....queen elizabeth still wears stolen african gold she inherited!! american indians should be allowed to hold a referendum on whether to allow the uninvited to go or stay........so on
198167
That's easy. The aftermath was world war 2.\n\nWell, economic depression, the rise of Adolf Hitler, the extermination camps, etc..\n\nSome historians say that actually world war one and two are just an expanded period of great changes.
624637
I'd have to say there are a number of factors, starting with the economy. Once the economic bubble collapsed companies resorted to restructuring to survive. Employment adjustments centered on middle-aged and older office workers. In particular, white-collar managers who fit these age categories and were considered redundant became a prime target for restructuring. Faced with unemployment these people simply CANNOT get another job. If you look at the job listings in Japan they are VERY CLEAR about the age limits. There are FEW jobs for those 40+ people. (Sad, isn't it?) \n Another serious issue, however, is how the latent unemployment rate is affecting young people. With dismal recruitment conditions for new graduates becoming the norm, a growing number of discouraged coeds are withdrawing to domestic work and the like. Many simply settle for any part time job they get and end up quitting. (A few of the young Japanese people I meet with are currently in this situation.)\n The future of the Japanese economy is not necessarily promising. Problems related to a strong yen will not be alleviated in the near term, and industrial hallowing out is accelerating, with many production facilities moving overseas, resulting in forced unemployment. \n These are just a few reasons and the other answers name others as well. Hope this helps!
967789
This was a question much pursued by the Allies during the little publicized Japanese War Crimes Trials immediately following the end of  hostilities.\n\nIt has been said that gold and other valuables that the Japanese stole during their occupation of the Philippine Islands is still there, perhaps buried, or maybe hidden in a cave.\n\nAdventurers and historians, to this very day, are still searching for Yamashita's Stash.\n\nDo I believe it still exists, remaining uncongenial to discovery?\n\nI like to think so..
138731
I think you should look to Germany right after World War II.
1014859
THe problem is simple, Japan and America got kicked out of managing the Philippines.  Much like Iraq, the Philippines will NEVER be able to stand on its own and prosper.  The only slight moment of Independence they had was under the regime of Marcos who knew that the Philippines is a great country but needed an example of a superpower to follow
228889
well, koreans have receved brutal treatment from the japanese during the "occupation" and i don't think they are that ready to forgive.  you could research more unto the korean resistance and what the japanese have done.  also, both nations are very competetive in technology while taiwan is focused on investments and all that.