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Postwar to Reiwa
1945 – today. Bullet trains, anime and a rebuilt nation.
1945 – 1952
The Occupation and the Peace Constitution
How Allied rule, land reform and a new constitution reshaped Japan in seven years.
1955 – 1991
The Economic Miracle: Bullet Trains, Olympics and the Bubble
From rubble to the world's second-largest economy in a generation, and the bubble that burst.
1950s – today
Godzilla to Ghibli: How Japan Became a Pop Culture Superpower
Manga, anime, monster movies and video games, and where to see their roots in Japan.
1989 – today
Heisei and Reiwa: Disasters, Recovery and a New Emperor
From the end of the bubble through the earthquakes of 1995 and 2011 to the abdication of 2019.