Peace and Prosperity: After years of government propaganda predicting the worst atrocities, most Japanese civilians were surprised at the warmth and friendliness of the occupying forces. The postwar period began, however, with millions of displaced people homeless and starving. To counter a perceived communist threat from the Soviet Union, the US quickly set to work reconstructing the economy by transforming Japan's institutions and devising a new pacifist constitution. Article 9 renounced Japan's right to maintain armed forces, although the ambiguous wording was later taken to permit the creati on of a "self-defense" force. The zaibatsu conglomerates that had proved so instrumental in boosting Japan's militarism were disbanded, later to re-emerge as the keiretsu trading conglomerates that dominated the economy once again. The entire economy received a massive jump-start with the outbreak of the Korean War, with Japan ironically becoming the chief local supplier for an army it had battled so furiously just a few years earlier. The occupation lasted until 1952, having already planted the seeds for Japan's future stunning economic success. Economic output was back to prewar levels, and British auto companies provided the support needed to get Japan's auto industry back on its feet. Japanese companies then enthusiastically imported any Western technologies they could get their hands on. This included transistor technology — invented in the US but then considered to have only limited applications — for the surreal sum of $25,000. It was Japan that produced the world's first transistor radio. The electronic technology spurt that followed is now legendary. Parliamentary democracy finally came into its own, albeit with distinctly Japanese characteristics reflecting the dislike of debate and confrontation and the group-oriented preference for maintaining the appearance of harmony at all times. The government, through the powerful Finance Ministry and Ministry of International Trade and Industry, generously supported favored private corporations: first shipping, then cars, then electronics firms basked in the warmth of the government's loving attentions. Japan overtook Britain economically in 1964. By the end of the decade, Japan's was the third largest economy in the world — less then two decades after the war had left the country in ruins. Prosperity was not without its own problems: pollution caused by "dirty" industries, a high incidence of stomach ulcers (even suicides) among schoolchildren pressured by over-ambitious parents, and the awkward questions of what to do about nuclear energy. The famous coziness among politicians, bureaucrats, and private companies, together with the strong cultural emphasis on relationship-building and a lack of transparency and accountability, eventually led to corrupt practices of endemic proportions. 

Question: "Japan was the third largest economy by the end of which decade?"

Response: "1960s"

Based on the paragraph, is the response to the question is factually correct?

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
yes
Fred och välstånd: Efter år av regeringspropaganda som förutsåg de värsta grymheterna blev de flesta japanska civila förvånade över ockupationsstyrkornas värme och vänlighet. Efterkrigstiden började dock med att miljontals fördrivna människor blev hemlösa och svältande. För att motverka ett uppfattat kommunisthot från Sovjetunionen satte USA snabbt i gång med att rekonstruera ekonomin genom att omvandla Japans institutioner och utforma en ny pacifistisk konstitution. Artikel 9 avsade sig Japans rätt att upprätthålla väpnade styrkor, även om den tvetydiga formuleringen senare togs för att tillåta kreati på en "självförsvarsstyrka". De zaibatsu-konglomerat som hade visat sig vara så avgörande för att öka Japans militarism upplöstes, senare för att återuppstå som de keiretsu-handelskonglomerat som dominerade ekonomin än en gång. Hela ekonomin fick en massiv start i och med Koreakrigets utbrott, varvid Japan ironiskt nog blev den främsta lokala leverantören för en armé som man hade kämpat så rasande bara några år tidigare. Ockupationen varade till 1952, efter att redan ha planterat fröna för Japans framtida häpnadsväckande ekonomiska framgång. Den ekonomiska produktionen var tillbaka till förkrigsnivå, och brittiska bilföretag gav det stöd som behövdes för att få Japans bilindustri på fötter igen. Japanska företag importerade sedan entusiastiskt all västerländsk teknik de kunde få tag på. Detta inbegrep transistorteknik — som uppfanns i USA men som sedan ansågs ha endast begränsade tillämpningar — för den surrealistiska summan på 25 000 dollar. Det var Japan som producerade världens första transistorradio. Den elektroniska teknikspurten som följde är nu legendarisk. Parlamentarisk demokrati kom slutligen till sin rätt, om än med tydligt japanska särdrag som återspeglade motviljan mot debatt och konfrontation och den gruppinriktade preferensen för att upprätthålla harmonins framträdande i alla tider. Regeringen stödde, genom det mäktiga finansministeriet och ministeriet för internationell handel och industri, generöst gynnade privata företag: först frakt, sedan bilar, sedan elektronikföretag basade i värmen av regeringens kärleksfulla uppmärksamhet. Japan hann upp Storbritannien ekonomiskt 1964. I slutet av decenniet var Japans den tredje största ekonomin i världen – mindre än två decennier efter att kriget hade lämnat landet i ruiner. Välståndet var inte utan sina egna problem: föroreningar orsakade av "smutsiga" industrier, en hög förekomst av magsår (även självmord) bland skolbarn som pressats av överambitiösa föräldrar, och de besvärliga frågorna om vad man ska göra åt kärnkraften. Den berömda kozinessen bland politiker, byråkrater och privata företag, tillsammans med den starka kulturella betoningen på relationsbyggande och brist på öppenhet och ansvarsskyldighet, ledde så småningom till korrupta metoder av endemiska proportioner. Fråga: "Japan var den tredje största ekonomin i slutet av vilket årtionde?" Svar: "1960-talet" Baserat på paragrafen, är svaret på frågan sakligt korrekt? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
Peace and Prosperity: After years of government propaganda foresaw the worst atrocities, most Japanese civilians were surprised by the warmth and kindness of the occupation forces. However, the postwar period began with millions of displaced people becoming homeless and starving. To counter a perceived communist threat from the Soviet Union, the United States quickly set about reconstructing the economy by transforming Japan's institutions and designing a new pacifist constitution. Article 9 renounced Japan's right to maintain armed forces, although the ambiguous wording was later taken to allow creatine on a "self-defense force". The zaibatsu conglomerates that had proved so crucial to increasing Japan's militarism were dissolved, later to reappear as the keiretsu trading conglomerates that dominated the economy once again. The whole economy got off to a massive start with the outbreak of the Korean War, with Japan ironically becoming the main local supplier for an army that had been fought so furiously just a few years earlier. The occupation lasted until 1952, having already planted the seeds for Japan's future astonishing economic success. Economic production was back to pre-war level, and British car companies provided the support needed to get Japan's car industry back on its feet. Japanese companies then enthusiastically imported all Western technology they could obtain. This included transistor technology — invented in the United States but then considered to have only limited applications — for the surreal sum of $25,000. It was Japan that produced the world's first transistor radio. The electronic technology spurt that followed is now legendary. Parliamentary democracy finally came to its right, albeit with clear Japanese features that reflected the aversion to debate and confrontation and the group-oriented preference to maintain the prominence of harmony at all times. The government, through the powerful Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, generously supported private companies: first freight, then cars, then electronics companies were basing in the warmth of the government's loving attention. Japan overtook Britain economically in 1964. By the end of the decade, Japan's third largest economy in the world—less than two decades after the war had left the country in ruins. Prosperity was not without its own problems: pollution caused by "dirty" industries, a high incidence of stomach ulcers (including suicides) among schoolchildren pressed by over-ambitious parents, and the troublesome questions about what to do about nuclear power. The famous coziness among politicians, bureaucrats and private companies, along with the strong cultural emphasis on relationship building and lack of transparency and accountability, eventually led to corrupt practices of endemic proportions. Question: "Japan was the third largest economy at the end of what decade?" Answer: "1960s" Based on the paragraph, is the answer to the question factually correct? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
ja
yes