Japanese Women After Ww2 Analysis

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After World War II, Japan was a defeated country led to economic difficulties, lost colony, poor resources, unemployment, lack of raw materials, food and inflation. Japan must rely on the aid of the US economy in the form of a loan to recover their economic. The changes made in Japan were not only in the politics but also in the culture in general because of the entrance of western ideas into Japan after World War II made the Japanese adapt their ancient culture to some of the western culture (O' Donnell). The women now take important roles in society, that they can work and get paid equally like men. They are also received the right to vote. Japanese women partially affected by westerners living in independent and stronger. These changes help

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