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Has Japanese syntax changed between the 1950s and today?

Excluding vocabulary items which are entirely new or have fallen into disuse, what are some ways in which Japanese syntax itself has changed between the 1950s and today? (I would also like to exclude phenomena such as the semi-productivity of terms…
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