JAPAN INC

Some Japanese people began to rebel against the growing central control the nation was taking. They feared that democracy was being overridden for the sake of economic prosperity. Other groups began to voice opinions regarding the direction they felt Japan should move in. There were many forces pulling at Japan, political demonstrations, walkouts and strikes in Japan’s largest industries. This was a time of crisis in modern Japanese history.

The Japanese had signed a treaty with the United States, which scattered military bases and nuclear weapons throu

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During that same period Japanese companies spent more than one hundred billion buying American businesses and real estate. They are 120 million people working in harmony for the sole purpose of building economic power for Japan Inc. To further complicate national matters, a right wing fanatic assassinated Umajio Asanuma, the leader of the Socialist Party at the podium of the Diet Chamber. They went on to buy over 41 million dollars of the United States growing debt. Kitchie however, believed with the Americans responsible for their national security, they could use their resources to build their economy. This forced Japan to realize that they had to unite the people to insure economic growth.

To bring unity to Japan enters a bureaucrat Ikeda Hayato. At this time big business and the government were on the same team. Fearing the United States would use Japan as a battleground for the Cold War, they were against the renewing of the treaty. As a final attempt to stop the passing of the treaty, the Socialist politicians tried to barricade the speaker in his chambers to prevent the vote. Due to the anti-American theme of the time President Eisenhower cancelled his visit to Japan. Picket lines made national attention after a man in line was stabbed. Because there were no Socialists in the Chamber at the time of the vote the treaty was ratified.

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