Rebuilding Japan
"The United States dropped the bombs on Hiroshima on August, 6 and Nagasaki on August, 9 in 1945. Casualties by the end of that year were estimated at 140,000 in Hiroshima and 74,000 in Nagasaki." -Japantimes.co.jp
After the war, under the leadership of Hirohito...
"1947 to 1950, the emperor was in the public eye almost constantly...Hirohito returned to the spotlight with the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the early years of high speed of high-speed economic growth."-Daikichi Irokawa, The Age of Hirohito
"1947 to 1950, the emperor was in the public eye almost constantly...Hirohito returned to the spotlight with the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the early years of high speed of high-speed economic growth."-Daikichi Irokawa, The Age of Hirohito
"Successfully winning the honor of hosting the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo led to numerous spin-off projects, such as the new high speed bullet trains, a network of expressways, jumbo jets, business conglomerates, giant sports stadiums, high rise building complexes and so on."-Daikichi Irokawa, The Age of Hirohito
"Modern-day Hiroshima, a thriving, bustling city"-Japantimes.co.jp