Japan's MITI-led Industrial Policy and Export Strategy (1950–1975)

1. MITI created to steer postwar recovery

   May 25, 1949Labels: MITI, Japan Government

   • METI History
   • Wikipedia

2. Foreign exchange law enables import and technology controls

   Dec 1, 1949Labels: Foreign Exchange, Japanese State

   • Nagoya Law
   • METI History

3. Export credit insurance begins to reduce risk

   Jan 1, 1950Labels: Export Credit

   • METI History

4. Export financing expands with Japan Export Bank

   Dec 1, 1950Labels: Japan Export

   • Britannica
   • JBIC History

5. First iron-and-steel rationalization plan launched

   Jan 1, 1951Labels: Steel Rationalization, MITI

   • METI History

6. Japan Development Bank founded for long-term industry loans

   Apr 1, 1951Labels: Japan Development

   • DBJ History
   • METI History

7. Coal industry rationalization law supports energy transition

   Jan 1, 1955Labels: Coal Rationalization

   • METI History

8. Machinery promotion law strengthens supplier industries

   Jan 1, 1956Labels: Machinery Promotion

   • METI History
   • Springer

9. JETRO established to professionalize export promotion

   Jan 1, 1958Labels: JETRO, MITI

   • FAS JETRO
   • METI History

10. Trade and foreign-exchange liberalization plan announced

    Jan 1, 1960Labels: Liberalization Plan, Japanese Trade

    • METI History

11. Income Doubling Plan boosts growth and export orientation

    Oct 1, 1960Labels: Income Doubling, Prime Minister

    • Wikipedia
    • MOFA Japan

12. OECD accession anchors liberalization commitments

    Apr 28, 1964Labels: OECD Accession, Japan

    • MOFA Japan
    • OECD

13. Export success triggers U.S.–Japan textile restraint pressures

    Mar 8, 1971Labels: Textile Dispute, U S

    • US Historian
    • Presidency

14. Textile export limits formalize a new phase of trade management

    Oct 25, 1971Labels: Textile Export, Japan US

    • C EN
    • TIME

15. Oil shock strains energy-intensive growth model

    Oct 1, 1973Labels: 1973 Oil, Energy Crisis

    • Britannica
    • OECD Survey

16. MITI era shifts toward upgrading and managing constraints

    Jan 1, 1975Labels: MITI Era, Industrial Upgrading

    • FAS MITI
    • METI History