Born Then1955–1973
Life during the Japanese postwar economic boom
Be born in a place it hit, a few years before it began, and see what it did to five ordinary lives.
What it meant for ordinary people
Japan's economy grew around 10 percent a year from the mid-1950s to the 1973 oil shock, and incomes rose several times over. Millions moved from farms to cities, and households bought televisions, washing machines and refrigerators in a decade.
How hard it hits each person in the game (risk of death, of being conscripted, of leaving) comes from our model, estimated from the sources.
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