Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1947, Japan yakagamuchira bumbiro idzva rinosimbisa miitiro yorusununguko yorusununguko. Kubatwa neAllied kwakaguma neChibvumirano cheSan Francisco muna 1952, uye Japan yakabvumirwa kuva mutezo weSangano Romubatanidzwa Wenyika Dzapasi Pose muna 1956. Nguva yekukura kunoshamisa yakakurudzira Japan kuti ive hupfumi hwechipiri pakukura munyika; izvi zvakaguma pakati pemakore ekuma1990 mushure mekuputika kwemutengo wemari, kutanga kwe "Makore gumi Akarasika". Musi waMarch 11, 2011, kuJapan kwakaitika kudengenyeka kwenyika kukuru kusati kwamboitika
, zvichikonzera njodzi yenyukireya yeFukushima Daiichi. Musi waMay 1, 2019, mushure mekubva pachigaro kwaMambo Akihito, mwanakomana wake Naruhito akava Mambo, achitanga nguva yeReiwa.