William Sposato is a Tokyo-based journalist who has been a contributor to Foreign Policy since 2015. He has been following Japan’s politics and economics for more than 20 years, working at Reuters and ...
After World War II, Japan lay in ruins—its cities devastated, economy shattered, and society in turmoil. This video examines the remarkable transformation that followed, from U.S. occupation reforms ...
In 1949, Japan stood at a crossroads between devastation and recovery. The country was still reeling from the impact of World War II, while facing rapid political and cultural changes under U.S.