constitution, instead they have a self-defense force Like the U.S. national guard In times of emergency in the state A state of the art thing that looks like a military Never been in an active battle Important aspect, that JAP puts this in the constitution MacArthur and U.S. against this --- puts Japan in dependency under U.S. military, can’t help out the U.S. Thousands of troops (10’s) in Okinawa Awesome for Japan – freeze them up from worrying about invasions, repercussions from China/Korea, and can invest everything in industry and technology, infrastructure, economy Focus on 1960s-1980s in consumer electronics, and auto industry, and a little in information tech. U.S. invested millions into JAP economy to help them  They have made billions and trillions

 Concerted effort by JAP gov. tying into JAP economy – plays a heavy hand in industry and really help develop companies in their inception years to make sure they succeed. They are accused of being socialist.  Why U.S. did this????  1. Re-build JAP, much like they re-built Europe under the marshall plan o re-build these places so that they become valuable trading partners and allies o They’re on your team during cold war, so they wont be commies o Money o So Russia or China wont take over JAP Wanted a rich, strong, vibrant JAP, so they would be a source of trade & a strong political ally  **** U.S. occupation of Japan lasted from 1945-1952