JapanJapan

Standards

• SS7CG7 The student will demonstrate an understanding of national governments in Southern and Eastern Asia

• SS7E8 The student will analyze different economic systems

• SS7E9 The student will explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Southern and Eastern Asia

Standards Continued

• SS7E10 The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in India, China, and Japan

• SS7H3 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia leading to the 21st century

• SS7H3c Explain the role of the United States in the rebuilding of Japan after WWII

Essential Questions

• What type of government does Japan have?

• What are the similarities or differences in governments among India, China, and Japan?

• How has Japan become an economic superpower?

• What type of investments has Japan made in improving their economy?

Essential Questions

• How has Japan’s investment in human capital helped spur its economy?

• How have these investments affected Japan’s GDP?

• What was the role of the United States in rebuilding Japan after WWII?

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Government of Japan

• Japan is a constitutional monarchy• Established after WWII• Able to preserve traditional empire

while creating a modern system of democracy

• Emperor of Japan is given highest title of leadership but is actually a ceremonial leadership position

Government

• Japan’s legislative branch is called the Diet

• Two Houses in the DIET,– The House of Representatives– The House of Councillors

Japan’s flag

Government

• Prime Minister is the head of the government

• Prime Minister is elected by the DIET and is the leader of the majority party of the House of Representatives

• Citizens elects the members of the House of Representatives

Government

• Citizens have the right to vote after age 20

• Constitution establishes “rights and personal freedoms” for the citizens

• Freedoms include: speech, religion, equal rights for women, and equal education

• Renounces war as a method of solving problems

• Prohibits Japan from having a military

DIET

House of Councillors

House of Representatives

•Elects the Prime Minister

•PM leadsthe Majority Party

•Is elected by the citizens

India China Japan

Year Government Established

1947

Form of Government

Constitutional Monarchy

Ceremonial Leader

Emperor

Head of Government

Prime Minister

Age citizens can vote

20

Rights and Freedoms of citizens

Speech, religion, equal rights for women, equal education

ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDINGSS7E8: Student will analyze different economic systemsc. Compare and contrast the economic systems in China, India, Japan, and North Korea

• Japan has a mixed market economy• One of the strongest in the world• Few natural resources or farmland• Economy built around manufacturing• Imports raw materials• Manufactures: ships, cars, electronics• Exports goods around the world

Economics

• Government owns few businesses other than television networks

• Does oversee banking and trade

Country Economic

System

Growing or

Struggling

One Interesting

Fact

China

North Korea

Japan Mixed

Market

Growing and strong

Has few resources but manufacturing giant

India

What influences Economic GrowthSS7E10

• Four Factors that influence economic growth

1. Human capital2. Capital3. Natural resources4. Entrepreneurship

Economic GrowthSS7E10

• Human capital = people who perform labor• Capital =factories, machinery, technology• Natural resources =raw materials that come from the land• Entrepreneurship =the ideas and risk involved in starting a

business

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

• Definition: The total market value of the goods and services produced by a country’s economy during a specific year

• Used to determine the health of a country

• Used to compare it to other economies• Japan and China have the highest GDP

in Southern and Eastern Asia

Investing Pays Off

• HUMAN CAPITAL• Studies prove that investment in

education and skills training for workers leads to a higher GDP

• Education helps develop smarter, more innovative, and more productive workforce

• Leads to greater economic growth

Investment in Capital

• Factories, machinery, roads, and technology

• Investment in capital equipments helps economic growth by providing workers with the best and newest tools

• Workers become more productive, increase exports and GDP

Japan’s Economic Journey

• After WWII, economy was in ruins• Now one of the strongest in the world• A main reason: investment in human

capital• Japan’s highly educated and

productive labor force is a major reason for the country’s economic success

Japan’s Capital Investment

• History of investing in new technology and providing workers with latest equipment

• Government encourages high rates of savings by offering tax breaks

• Savings are used for investment in factories and machinery to fuel economic growth

• Has a modern, reliable infrastructure to support the economy

Japan’s Natural Resources

• Play an important role in any economy• Fuel for industry; source of income when

exported• Little farmland and few natural resources• Imports raw materials needed for industry;

produces quality products for export• Well educated workforce and capital

investment overcome lack of natural resources

Entrepreneurship

• Has one of the lowest rates of entrepreneurship among leading economic powers

• Difficulties getting loans from banks• Little training on how to run a business• Job security…Companies guarantee lifetime

employment to employees• Workers take pride in position in a company• Entrepreneurship considered risky

Rebuilding JapanSS7H3e

• The United States declared war on Japan after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941

• After years of fighting, the US dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Japan is the only country to ever been attacked by nuclear weapons

• After the bombing, Japan’s government and economy were devastated.

US Forces occupy Japan 1945-1952

• MacArthur of Allied Forces sent to oversee rebuilding of Japan

• Japan’s military disbanded; weapons factories closed

• Government and military leaders involved in bombings brought to trial and punished

• MacArthur helped Japan establish a constitutional monarchy; considered one of the most democratic documents in the world

Rebuilding

• Constitution grants citizens many of the same rights as granted to Americans

• Results: -one of world’s strongest economies -stable democratic government• US-Japanese Mutual Security Pact prohibits

the use of nuclear weapons and military attacks against the Japanese without knowledge of Japanese government

Think About It

• 1. How did the United States react to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor?

• 2. Why did the United States occupy Japan?

• 3. What were 3 steps General MacArthur took to help rebuild Japan?

• 4. What type of government was established in Japan after WWII.

• 5. What is the United States-Japanese Mutual Security Pact?