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• Japan stayed pretty Japan stayed pretty isolated and isolated and separate from other separate from other countries with countries with exception of Chinaexception of China

• US ships would stop US ships would stop in Japan to in Japan to replenish goodsreplenish goods

• Eventually the US Eventually the US forced Japan to end forced Japan to end the 200 years of the 200 years of isolation isolation

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• 1867-Samurais 1867-Samurais overthrew Tokugawaoverthrew Tokugawa

• 1868-1911-people 1868-1911-people built modern built modern industries and industries and developed the developed the economyeconomy

• Japan became Japan became wealthy and wealthy and powerfulpowerful

• They took control of They took control of Taiwan, Korea and Taiwan, Korea and ManchuriaManchuria

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• Japan allied with US, Britain & Japan allied with US, Britain & France and defeated Germany France and defeated Germany in WWI which expanded in WWI which expanded control of Germanic colonies control of Germanic colonies in the Pacificin the Pacific

• Suffered from the 1923 Suffered from the 1923 earthquake and Great earthquake and Great DepressionDepression

• 1930-military takes over1930-military takes over

• 1937-Japan invaded China & 1937-Japan invaded China & got closer to Germany & Italy got closer to Germany & Italy

• US stopped selling oil to JapanUS stopped selling oil to Japan

• 1941-Japan bombs Pearl 1941-Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and the US enters Harbor and the US enters WWIIWWII

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• 2/1943-Japan lost the 2/1943-Japan lost the battle at Guadalcanal battle at Guadalcanal IslandIsland

• 1945-US bombs 1945-US bombs Hiroshima and Hiroshima and NagasakiNagasaki

• Emperor Hirohito Emperor Hirohito surrenders and the surrenders and the war is overwar is over

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• Post war, many of the Post war, many of the people were homeless people were homeless and without jobsand without jobs

• US gave them many US gave them many loans and adviceloans and advice

• Mid-1950’s-Japan was Mid-1950’s-Japan was back to a pre-war back to a pre-war economoyeconomoy

• Today, Japan is one of Today, Japan is one of the most powerful the most powerful economieseconomies

• Free enterpriseFree enterprise: people : people develop new ideas and develop new ideas and expand business without expand business without government influencegovernment influence

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• US occupied Japan until US occupied Japan until 19521952

• Helped Japan set up a Helped Japan set up a new government system new government system and constitutionand constitution

• Today Japan has a Today Japan has a constitutional monarchyconstitutional monarchy

• Diet is the highest law-Diet is the highest law-making body in the making body in the countrycountry

• 1945-Japan’s emperor 1945-Japan’s emperor was the head of was the head of government and is now government and is now a symbolic head of statea symbolic head of state

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• More than 90% of the More than 90% of the people live in urban areaspeople live in urban areas

• Mainly apartment Mainly apartment homes due to homes due to overpopulation; living in overpopulation; living in a single family home is a single family home is extremely expensiveextremely expensive

• Majority of people Majority of people commute to their jobs commute to their jobs or school using a or school using a subway systemsubway system

• Major sports: baseball and Major sports: baseball and soccersoccer

• Exchanges: sushi, flower Exchanges: sushi, flower arranging, Bonsaiarranging, Bonsai