Lauren
After suffering devastating losses and significant hardships in World War II, the country of Japan was in desperate need of change. Through immense determination and strong efforts, Japan began to revitalize its once stable country. General Douglas A. MacArthur took up the role of leading the reconstruction, taking the first of many steps to come in Japan’s restoration. With strong hopes and even stronger effort, Japan was reconstructed with new social, economic, and political reforms. Ultimately, this altered the course for the future of Japan and transformed the once war-torn nation into a flourishing, booming country.
Though many goals and objectives were set, the most important was to demilitarize Japan and establish a democracy. The new constitution was the most noteworthy step forward in changing the ways of their current government. This “Postwar Constitution”
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Essentially, this documented shifted the power into the hands of the people and they supported these new principles in which displayed peace and prosperity. This document molded the foundation for Japan to become a democracy in which focused on the people. The role this played in emphasizing equality, defending the rights of individuals, and creating a new system overall was vital in Japan’s development. Japan implemented new laws to decentralize power, including The Local Autonomy Law of 1947 which changed the way their local governments ran. They now were granted more freedom in their decision making, enhancing contribution from the citizens. Governing became more effective as the local governments could specifically zero in on the needs and requests from their individual communities. Other changes in the policies also aided in focusing on protecting the rights of the citizens. An independent