eli5: How Did Japan and America Go From Enemies to Allies So Quickly?

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I’m trying to wrap my head around how the USA and Japan shifted from being fierce enemies during World War II to becoming close allies in just a few decades. It seems like a huge turnaround in international relations from an American perspective. What happened and why this dramatic change?

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I think it’s because they have sushi and Toyota. My grandfather (who fought in WW2 and frequently got drunk and cursed about the “goddamn Japs”) would disagree but you can load me up a plate of nigiri and all is forgiven. Grandpa was a bastard and I’m sure he deserved to die with that shrapnel in his shins.

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