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Japan
Japan
Standards
• SS7CG7 The student will demonstrate
an understanding of national
governments in Southern and Eastern
Asia
• SS7E8 The student will analyze
different economic systems
• SS7E9 The student will explain how
voluntary trade benefits buyers and
sellers in Southern and Eastern Asia
Standards Continued
• SS7E10 The student will describe factors
that influence economic growth and examine
their presence or absence in India, China,
and Japan
• SS7H3 The student will analyze continuity
and change in Southern and Eastern Asia
leading to the 21st century
• SS7H3c Explain the role of the United
States in the rebuilding of Japan after
WWII
Essential Questions
• What type of government does Japan
have?
• What are the similarities or differences
in governments among India, China, and
Japan?
• How has Japan become an economic
superpower?
• What type of investments has Japan
made in improving their economy?
Essential Questions
• How has Japan’s investment in human
capital helped spur its economy?
• How have these investments affected
Japan’s GDP?
• What was the role of the United States
in rebuilding Japan after WWII?
Government of Japan
• Japan is a constitutional monarchy
• Established after WWII
• Able to preserve traditional empire
while creating a modern system of
democracy
• Emperor of Japan is given highest title
of leadership but is actually a
ceremonial leadership position
Government
• Japan’s legislative branch is called the
Diet
• Two Houses in the DIET,
– The House of Representatives
– The House of Councillors
Japan’s flag
Government
• Prime Minister is the head of the
government
• Prime Minister is elected by the DIET
and is the leader of the majority party
of the House of Representatives
• Citizens elects the members of the
House of Representatives
Government
• Citizens have the right to vote after
age 20
• Constitution establishes “rights and
personal freedoms” for the citizens
• Freedoms include: speech, religion, equal
rights for women, and equal education
• Renounces war as a method of solving
problems
• Prohibits Japan from having a military
DIET
House of
Representatives
•Elects the
Prime Minister
•PM leads
the Majority Party
•Is elected by the
citizens
House of
Councillors
India
China
Japan
Year
Government
Established
1947
Form of
Government
Constitutional
Monarchy
Emperor
Ceremonial
Leader
Head of
Government
Prime Minister
Age citizens
can vote
20
Rights and
Freedoms of
citizens
Speech, religion, equal
rights for women, equal
education
ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDING
SS7E8: Student will analyze different economic
systems
c. Compare and contrast the economic systems in
China, India, Japan, and North Korea
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Japan has a mixed market economy
One of the strongest in the world
Few natural resources or farmland
Economy built around manufacturing
Imports raw materials
Manufactures: ships, cars, electronics
Exports goods around the world
Economics
• Government owns few businesses other
than television networks
• Does oversee banking and trade
Country
Economic Growing or One
System
Struggling Interesting
Fact
China
North
Korea
Japan
India
Mixed
Market
Growing
Has few
and strong resources but
manufacturing
giant
What influences Economic Growth
SS7E10
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Four Factors that influence economic
growth
Human capital
Capital
Natural resources
Entrepreneurship
Economic Growth
SS7E10
• Human capital
= people who perform labor
• Capital
=factories, machinery, technology
• Natural resources
=raw materials that come from the land
• Entrepreneurship
=the ideas and risk involved in starting a
business
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• Definition: The total market value of
the goods and services produced by a
country’s economy during a specific year
• Used to determine the health of a
country
• Used to compare it to other economies
• Japan and China have the highest GDP in
Southern and Eastern Asia
Investing Pays Off
• HUMAN CAPITAL
• Studies prove that investment in
education and skills training for workers
leads to a higher GDP
• Education helps develop smarter, more
innovative, and more productive
workforce
• Leads to greater economic growth
Investment in Capital
• Factories, machinery, roads, and
technology
• Investment in capital equipments helps
economic growth by providing workers
with the best and newest tools
• Workers become more productive,
increase exports and GDP
Japan’s Economic Journey
• After WWII, economy was in ruins
• Now one of the strongest in the world
• A main reason: investment in human
capital
• Japan’s highly educated and productive
labor force is a major reason for the
country’s economic success
Japan’s Capital Investment
• History of investing in new technology and
providing workers with latest equipment
• Government encourages high rates of savings
by offering tax breaks
• Savings are used for investment in factories
and machinery to fuel economic growth
• Has a modern, reliable infrastructure to
support the economy
Japan’s Natural Resources
• Play an important role in any economy
• Fuel for industry; source of income when
exported
• Little farmland and few natural resources
• Imports raw materials needed for industry;
produces quality products for export
• Well educated workforce and capital
investment overcome lack of natural
resources
Entrepreneurship
• Has one of the lowest rates of
entrepreneurship among leading economic
powers
• Difficulties getting loans from banks
• Little training on how to run a business
• Job security…Companies guarantee lifetime
employment to employees
• Workers take pride in position in a company
• Entrepreneurship considered risky
Rebuilding Japan
SS7H3e
• The United States declared war on Japan
after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941
• After years of fighting, the US dropped two
atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Japan is the only country to ever been
attacked by nuclear weapons
• After the bombing, Japan’s government and
economy were devastated.
US Forces occupy
Japan 1945-1952
• MacArthur of Allied Forces sent to oversee
rebuilding of Japan
• Japan’s military disbanded; weapons factories
closed
• Government and military leaders involved in
bombings brought to trial and punished
• MacArthur helped Japan establish a
constitutional monarchy; considered one of
the most democratic documents in the world
Rebuilding
• Constitution grants citizens many of the same
rights as granted to Americans
• Results:
-one of world’s strongest economies
-stable democratic government
• US-Japanese Mutual Security Pact prohibits
the use of nuclear weapons and military
attacks against the Japanese without
knowledge of Japanese government
Think About It
• 1. How did the United States react to the
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor?
• 2. Why did the United States occupy Japan?
• 3. What were 3 steps General MacArthur
took to help rebuild Japan?
• 4. What type of government was established
in Japan after WWII.
• 5. What is the United States-Japanese
Mutual Security Pact?