Ka cika wannan jumlar: A shekara ta 1947, Japan ta amince da sabon tsarin mulki da ya nanata tsarin dimokuraɗiyya na 'yanci. An kawo karshen mamayewar Allied tare da Yarjejeniyar San Francisco a shekara ta 1952, kuma an ba Japan damar zama memba a Majalisar Dinkin Duniya a shekara ta 1956. Wani lokaci na ci gaban rikodin ya sa Japan ta zama tattalin arziki na biyu mafi girma a duniya; wannan ya ƙare a tsakiyar shekarun 1990 bayan fashewar farashi na farashi, wanda ya fara "Lost Decade". A ranar 11 ga Maris, 2011, Japan ta sha wahala daya daga cikin
girgizar kasa mafi girma a tarihinta, wanda ya haifar da bala'in nukiliya na Fukushima Daiichi. A ranar 1 ga Mayu, 2019, bayan tarihi abdication na Sarkin sarakuna Akihito, dansa Naruhito ya zama Sarkin sarakuna, yana fara zamanin Reiwa.