Surrender of Japan

BACKGROUND OF JAPAN Japan is one of the major economic powers of the modern world, it currently has the third greatest economy in the entire world right behind The USA and China despite the fact that it is a small area country. Among the long history of Japan, it has had three particular economic and political periods. The first period is Edo period which began in 1603, and ended in 1868. The Meiji period began right after Edo period with enthroning of Emperor Meiji. After the unconditional…

the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan; it left the world in utter shock as to what modern warfare had come to. The world today now views and controls the use of nuclear weapons differently due to the impact of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On August 6th, 1945 history was made when the “Little Boy”, an atomic bomb, was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Two days later on August 8, 1946 the “Fat Man” bomb successfully dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Those bombs completely left the…

Attack On December 7, 1941 there was a surprise attack in Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, in Hawaii by the Japanese. The unexpected strike had worsened the relations of Japan and the United States. Japan invaded China in 1937with the alliance of Axis powers in 1940, by the end of 1941 the United States had tied its relations with Japan. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, December 15, 2017) Executive Order 9066 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Executive Order, by June more than…

Japan was affected in many ways by the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The impact on this country was immediate and some effects can still be felt today. Radiation was the cause for multiple problems for survivors. Their health was affected by radiation poisoning that caused many forms of cancer. The environment of Japan was also affected. The lack of available food was limited because the land contained radiation resulting in problems with growing food on farms, and the water was…

Stigmatization in the Health Services Japan has a universal healthcare system that allows individuals the right to choose their own doctor and treatment and only charges a nominal fee for services. With most residents having access to quality services, there should be no signs of discrimination in the system. Discrimination in Japan is subtle and deep-rooted stemming from the historic identity of “pure blood”. The Burakumin or “people of the hamlet” are a social class in Japan, remnants of…

Japanese War was one of great importance for the world as a whole. It is said to have been fought from 1937 till 1945 but many argue that this strife was much longer than those dates would imply. Not only did this war largely impact relations between Japan and China, but it made public many of the atrocities that the Japanese committed against the Chinese. While these atrocities had been ongoing for decades, if not centuries, the rest of the world only found out around this time period. While…

Imperialism in Japan Japan was one of many countries imperialized and influenced by western culture. Japan however didn’t get negatively effected through western influence due to shogun Tokugawa deciding peace over war. Japan may have lost culture in surrender but they gained immense military and industrial power. 1853 General Matthew Perry entered tokyo bay with 4 ships never seen before, and technology japan had not even come close to. With massive ships that japan thought as dragons Japan…

the general Japanese public met with problems of food shortages, the formation of community councils or chounaikai, inflation levels that had caused most Japanese citizens to be living below the poverty line and many other factors. These aspects of Japan are usually not taken into consideration when referencing their involvement in World War 2; one cause as to why many misunderstandings appear to surround their…

August 12th-14th Japan was compelled to unconditionally surrender signed the Potsdam Declaration after the two atomic bombs and the emperor announced this to the people via radio on the 15th. Shortly after, 350 military officers committed suicide, and they burned official documents of the war because they knew there would be war crime trials. “The Blue-Eyed Shogun” (a.k.a. Truman) had the power to disperse the Diet, “censor the press, disband political parties, issue administrative directive”…

During the Pacific war from 1941-45, the Japanese were controlling many countries and gaining territory in the Pacific. By 1942-43, Japan was planning a full scale attack on mainland Australia. To do this, they had to take many positions that the Australians were occupying in Papua New Guinea in order to isolate Australia. The Kokoda and Milne Bay military campaigns were both very successful in protecting Australia from Japanese aggression as they prevented the Japanese from taking the Kokoda…