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Episode 20 - Japan as Number One

Episode 20 - Japan as Number One

History of Japan · Isaac Meyer

August 26, 201325m 26s

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Show Notes

This week, we'll be talking about the height of postwar Japan during the 1970s and 1980s. On the surface, it's a time of great accomplishment when the dream of catching up to the West had finally been realizing. Looking deeper, however, we find the roots of many of the problems which would bubble to the surface during the economic troubles of the 1990s.