第二次世界大战日本以惨败而告终。这次大战使日本全国满目疮痍,到处留下战争创伤,国民经济达到了崩溃的边缘。然而,战败的日本却在战后很短的时间内创造了一个出乎意料的奇迹。到1968年,日本的国民生产总值就上升为1419亿美元,超过西德,成为仅次为美国的第二个经济大国。笔者认为,战后日本经济的飞速发 World War II Japan ended in a fiasco. This war devastated Japan throughout the country, leaving war wounds everywhere and the national economy reaching the brink of collapse. However, the defeated Japan created an unexpected miracle within a very short period of time after the war. By 1968, Japan’s gross national product soared to 141.9 billion U.S. dollars, surpassing West Germany and becoming the second largest economic power in the United States. In my opinion, Japan’s rapid economic development after the war