The Rise of Modern Japan

The Rise of Modern Japan « Series from 2025

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Genres: Documentary

Professor Mark J. Ravina covers Japan since World War II, dealing with the economic miracle that made it second only to the United States in the size of its economy.

You learn how this happened and why Japanese markets plunged in the 1990s. You explore the economic, political, and social background, and the natural and nuclear disasters that befell Japan in 2011.

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