Hayato Ikeda

Hayato Ikeda was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister from 1960 to 1964. His government promoted rapid economic growth through the Income Doubling Plan.

Income Doubling Plan: A Japanese government program launched in 1960 to double national income within a decade through economic growth. Ikeda made this plan the centerpiece of his government’s economic policy.
Japanese industrial policy: Government measures that guide investment, production, and development in Japanese industries. Ikeda’s government used industrial policy to support the sectors driving expansion.
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan): Japan’s conservative political party, formed in 1955 and dominant in national government for much of the postwar era. Ikeda led the party when it selected him to replace Nobusuke Kishi.
Eisaku Satō: A Japanese politician who served as prime minister from 1964 to 1972 and won the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize. Satō succeeded Ikeda as prime minister and continued leading the Liberal Democratic Party.
Japanese political left: Political parties and movements in Japan that advocate socialist, communist, or other left-wing policies. Left-wing opposition challenged the conservative government’s treaty policy and economic priorities.
Japanese economic miracle: Japan’s period of exceptionally rapid economic growth from the 1950s through the early 1970s. The growth associated with Ikeda’s premiership formed part of this broader boom.
Ministry of International Trade and Industry: Japan’s government ministry responsible for trade and industrial policy from 1949 to 2001. The ministry helped coordinate industrial development during Ikeda’s premiership.
Nobusuke Kishi: A Japanese politician who served as prime minister from 1957 to 1960 and pursued revision of the U.S.–Japan security treaty. Kishi’s resignation opened the premiership to Ikeda.
Kakuei Tanaka: A Japanese politician who served as prime minister from 1972 to 1974 and promoted regional development. Tanaka rose within the same party system shaped during Ikeda’s leadership.
Japanese Socialist Party: A Japanese political party founded in 1945 that opposed the Liberal Democratic Party and advocated socialist policies. The party opposed Ikeda’s governing bloc and contested its security and economic agenda.

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