Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mauto eMubatanidzwa akatora Japan kusvikira muna 1952, mukati menguva iyo bumbiro idzva rakagamuchirwa muna 1947 iro rakashandura Japan kuva umambo hunodzorwa nomutemo. Pashure pa1955, Japan yakafarikanya kukura kwezvemari kwakakwirira zvikuru pasi pokutonga kweLiberal Democratic Party, uye yakava simba renyika rezvemari. Kubvira paMakore gumi Akarasika ema1990, kukura kwezvoupfumi kwadzikira. Musi waMarch 11, 2011, Japan yakatambudzwa ne
kudengenyeka kwenyika kwakakura 9.0 uye tsunami, chimwe chezvinodengenyeka zvakasimba zvikuru zvakambonyorwa, icho chakauraya vanhu vanenge 20 000 uye chakakonzera njodzi yenyukireya yakakomba yeFukushima Daiichi.