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Why Japan became an economic superpower: Podcast

Japan was crushed in in 1945 and the Americans turned it into a colony. Douglas MacArthur became, in essence, a dictator. He wrote the Japanese constitution which included clauses enforcing pacifism. This had the unintended consequence of releasing capital for … Continue reading

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