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Japanese people caused them to change in their system of politics and
foreign policy. Before World War II Japan was very closed minded in their
way of thinking and the people were not important in the political and
economic decisions of the country and that was because there was a decline
of the political parties because of corruption and with that decline the
military leaders caused struggles to the country. Also the Japanese
foreign policy was very independent and only gave priority to its expansion
to the south. This situation totally changed after World War II, Japan
changed totally its politics and established a different government, ran by
the different points of view of the people, that sought more freedom in
their society. "The Japanese Constitution of 1946, pledge to uphold the
high ideals of peace and democratic order with the international society
and also the banishment of tyranny and slavery, oppression and intolerance
for all" (The Japan of Today, 15). This citation shows the change in the
Japanese after World War II. In this constitution the Japanese created a
more democratic country and also a very opened minded constitution because
before World War II, the Japanese were very close minded and that led them
to have problems with other countries that had different views of things
that the Japanese. . There are other aspects that changed after World War
II and on of those are the return of Parliamentary government to Japan.
(Japan:The Fragile Superpower, 268) After the War Japan regained its
independence but it gave up Korea, Taiwan, South Jakhalin, and the Kurils.
This situation meant that Japan reduced its lands after the war. In
foreign policy, Japan became a peaceful country that obviously helped it to
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