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| Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda's cabinet announces a plan to double national income (1960) | |
Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO
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| THE NATIONAL INCOME DOUBLING PLAN Japan entered the postwar era at zero, or perhaps from a negative starting point. It was able, however, to achieve miraculous economic growth. The fact that people dreamed of doubling their income, and believed it was possible, shows what a happy era that was. | |