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v. t. e. Postwar Japan is the period in Japanese history beginning with the surrender of Japan to the Allies of World War II on 2 September 1945, and lasting at least until the end of the Shōwa era in 1989.
The occupation sought to decentralize power in Japan by breaking up the zaibatsu, transferring ownership of agricultural land from landlords to tenant farmers, and promoting labor unionism. Other major goals were the demilitarization and democratization of Japan's government and society.
The occupation of Japan can be divided into three phases: the initial effort to punish and reform Japan, the work to revive the Japanese economy, and the conclusion of a formal peace treaty and alliance.
The Occupation of Japan (連合国占領下の日本, Rengōkoku senryō-ka no Nihon) was a military occupation of Japan in the years after Japan's defeat in World War II. It was led by the United States with the support of the British Commonwealth and the supervision of the Far Eastern Commission.
Contents. 1 Surrender. 2. Disarmament. 2.3. 2.6 Education reform. Purging of war criminals. 3 Politics. 4. 5 Cultural Reaction. 6 See also. Notes. 8. 9 External links. 10 Credits. The U.S. ended its occupation in part to bolster its efforts in the Korean War, as well as out of a larger overall concern over the rise of communism around the globe.
THE ALLIED OCCUPATION OF JAPAN, 1945-1952: GENDER, CLASS, RACE. The Allied Occupation of Japan (from September 2, 1945, to April 28, 1952), mainly American in personnel and policy, must be seen as primarily a Japanese experience, but it was also an event of great significance in American transnational history.
Japanese occupation may refer to: Occupation of Japan, the occupation of Japan by United States forces following World War II; Japanese occupation of British Borneo (territories now part of East Malaysia and Brunei) Japanese occupation of Burma; Japanese occupation of Cambodia
