Japan's Postwar Economic Miracle (1950-1973)

1. Dodge Line stabilizes money and budgets

   Mar 7, 1949Labels: Dodge Line, U S

   • Dodge Line

2. Korean War boom boosts Japanese production

   Jun 25, 1950Labels: Korean War, U S

   • Britannica

3. Japan regains sovereignty; rejoins global finance

   Apr 28, 1952Labels: San Francisco, International Monetary

   • 1952 Japan
   • IMF Japan

4. Japan joins GATT and expands export access

   Sep 10, 1955Labels: GATT, Japanese exports

   • JBIC column
   • MOFA 1985

5. Economic White Paper declares “postwar” recovery over

   Jan 1, 1956Labels: Economic White, Economic Planning

   • IISIA

6. Revised U.S.–Japan Security Treaty takes effect

   Jun 23, 1960Labels: U S, Cold War

   • Anpo treaty

7. Ikeda launches the Income Doubling Plan

   Dec 1, 1960Labels: Income Doubling, Hayato Ikeda

   • Ndl archives
   • JBIC column

8. Japan joins the OECD as first Asian member

   Apr 1, 1964Labels: OECD, Japan

   • MOFA OECD
   • OECD Japan

9. Tōkaidō Shinkansen opens for service

   Oct 1, 1964Labels: T kaid, Tokyo Osaka

   • EJRCF JRTR
   • Tokaido line

10. Tokyo Olympics showcase modernization to the world

    Oct 10, 1964Labels: Tokyo Olympics, 1964 Summer

    • Tokyo 1964

11. Izanagi boom marks peak high-growth expansion

    Nov 1, 1965Labels: Izanagi boom, high-growth era

    • Izanagi boom

12. First oil shock ends the “miracle” growth model

    Oct 17, 1973Labels: 1973 oil, energy crisis

    • 1973 crisis
    • Japan miracle