Japanese Economic Takeoff After 1945 (2002)

Re:Japanese Economic Takeoff After 1945 (2002) by Razengan on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @10:41PM (#14252610)

Some pictures to put it in perspective: [0]

That country's recovery from being the only nation ever to be nuclear-bombed, to becoming the world's second best economy, while peacefully maintaining some of the world's safest, cleanest and most orderly cities, is one of mankind's most admirable success stories.

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/japanpics/comments/59l1am/historica...

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Re:Japanese Economic Takeoff After 1945 (2002) by ganfortran on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @01:05AM (#14253190)

To be honest, while Japan's achievement is impressive, Western Europe enjoys the same level of revitalization thanks to pretty much the same reasons, which I see as an indicator that Japan's success is not that special during the post-war era. The communist takeover of mainland China and the Korean War all drives US's decision to make Japan its influence hub in Asia and pouring tons of money/tech/resources into it. In that sense Japan's success also attributes to a lot of external factors that need to be inspected under historical context.

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Re:Japanese Economic Takeoff After 1945 (2002) by shrewduser on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @12:45AM (#14253101)

What does second best economy mean?

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Re:Japanese Economic Takeoff After 1945 (2002) by hencq on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @12:50AM (#14253126)

They mean second largest GDP, which Japan was for a while before being overtaken by China.

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