Government Section
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Government Section was a key administrative unit within the Allied occupation of Japan responsible for overseeing political reforms, democratization, and the drafting of Japan’s postwar constitution.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative unit
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occupation authority office → |
| abbreviation |
GS
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
Japan
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| country |
Japan
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| dissolved |
1952
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| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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democratization → occupation governance → political reform → public administration → |
| foundedBy |
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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| hasMainTask |
advising on the design of Japan’s cabinet system
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advising on the structure of the Diet of Japan → drafting Japan’s postwar constitution → drafting and reviewing political legislation → encouraging development of democratic political parties → encouraging women’s political participation → guiding the transition from imperial rule to constitutional democracy → limiting the powers of the Japanese emperor → monitoring Japanese government compliance with occupation directives → overseeing political reforms in postwar Japan → promoting democratization of Japan → promoting local self-government in Japan → purging militarists and ultranationalists from public office → reforming Japan’s political institutions → revising Japan’s electoral system → supervising constitutional revision process → supporting civil liberties and human rights reforms → supporting labor and social legislation reforms → |
| historicalPeriod |
Allied occupation of Japan
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| inception |
1945
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Occupied Japan
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Tokyo → Tokyo Metropolis → |
| notableWork |
contribution to the Constitution of Japan
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design of Japan’s postwar political system → |
| operatedDuring |
post–World War II era
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| operatedIn |
Japan
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| parentOrganization |
General Headquarters (GHQ)
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Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers → |
| partOf |
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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| significantEvent |
drafting of the 1946 Constitution of Japan
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establishment of local self-government framework in Japan → implementation of political purge policies in Japan → promotion of women’s suffrage in Japan → reform of Japan’s electoral laws → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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subOrganization |