The 20th century was by all accounts an era of considerable progress for Japan. As a result of the remarkable success in the postwar era, Japan has become a model of the industrialized society for the world to take note. In this paper I will attempt to illustrate the important changes that Japan went through during this time of progression, using 1945 as a dividing point. These changes include a different role of the emperor, a …showed first 75 words of 1665 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1665 total…view of their emperor, the introduction of social reform and the rise and fall of their economy. I think if this were to happen to any other country, they wouldn't be as successful as Japan has been. Japan has fought through all of these changes and has risen to the status of a super-power and maybe with a little help from us, we're part of the reason they got there, they will stay that way.