PD+1970s-1980s


 * Nixon Shock 1971 : Nixon visits China à cooling of relations with US
 * mid-1970s: majority of Jap. wonder if they need US aid


 * July 1972: Tanaka Kakuei became prime minister ; wanted to shift industry from coast to inside of country
 * never happened because of __Oil Shock in 1973__ à Japan was heavily affected because 90% of oil import was from the Middle East
 * but **MITI** made reforms to reduce reliance on oil


 * 1975: economic growth 4 %


 * 1982: Ministry of Education altered textbooks ; changed wording so no negative image of Japan was portrayed


 * during the 1980s: economy grew 4 %
 * criticism of other countries: Japan only cares about money
 * late 1980s:
 * foreign anger increased
 * domestically: public anger increased as well
 * 1989: price escalation recession à in 1990/91

everything below YELLOW : mostly political NOT highlighted: economic