Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent Club
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Country History CIA World Factbook: In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate
(military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of
isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its
power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy
stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture.
Following the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854,
Japan opened its ports and began to intensively
modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and
early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that
was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia.
It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern
Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria,
and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China.
Japan attacked US forces
in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II -
and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After
its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an
economic power and a staunch ally of the US. While the
emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national
unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful
politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The
economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the
1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth,
but Japan still remains a major economic power, both in
Asia and globally. In 2005, Japan began a two-year term
as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
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