Dai-Ichi Seimei Building, Tokyo

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commercial building historic building office building

The Dai-Ichi Seimei Building in Tokyo is a historic office building best known for serving as General Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters during the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II.

Aliases (2)

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commercial building → historic building → office building →
alsoKnownAs	Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Building → Dai-ichi Seimei Hibiya Building →
architecturalStyle	modernist →
associatedWithEvent	Allied occupation of Japan →
associatedWithPerson	Douglas MacArthur →
category	Buildings and structures in Chiyoda, Tokyo → Headquarters of military operations → Office buildings in Tokyo →
city	Tokyo →
completionDate	1938 →
constructionStart	1930s →
country	Japan →
district	Chiyoda →
floorCount	9 →
function	office use →
hasFeature	central location in Marunouchi–Hibiya area → view of the Imperial Palace moat →
historicalRole	administrative center of Allied occupation of Japan →
locatedIn	Japan → Tokyo →
locatedNear	Imperial Palace →
material	reinforced concrete →
notableFor	association with General Douglas MacArthur → role in post–World War II administration of Japan →
overlooks	Hibiya Park →
ownedBy	Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company →
postWarUse	Allied military headquarters → Japanese corporate offices →
prefecture	Tokyo Metropolis →
region	Kantō region →
survivedEvent	World War II bombings of Tokyo →
usedAs	SCAP headquarters → headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur → headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers →
usedDuringPeriod	1945–1952 Allied occupation of Japan →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dai-Ichi Seimei Building, Tokyo ("Dai-ichi Seimei Hibiya Building") → Dai-Ichi Seimei Building, Tokyo ("Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Building") →	alsoKnownAs
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers →	locationHeadquarters