Allied occupation of Japan

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historical event military occupation post–World War II occupation

The Allied occupation of Japan was the post–World War II military administration led primarily by the United States that reshaped Japan’s political, economic, and social systems, including its transition to a pacifist democracy.

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Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event → military occupation → post–World War II occupation →
administeredBy	Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers →
aimedAt	demilitarization → democratization → economic stabilization → war responsibility adjudication →
countryOccupied	Japan →
deFactoLeader	United States →
endEvent	coming into force of the Treaty of San Francisco →
endTime	1952-04-28 →
followedBy	Treaty of San Francisco → post-occupation era in Japan →
governedBy	Allied Council for Japan →
hasEffect	demilitarization of Japan → democratization of Japan → economic reforms in Japan → education reform in Japan → labor union legalization in Japan → land reform in Japan → pacifist constitution of Japan → purge of militarists and ultranationalists → war crimes trials in Japan → women’s suffrage in Japan →
historicalPeriod	Cold War →
includedEvent	Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal → censorship of media → land redistribution to tenant farmers → repatriation of Japanese soldiers and civilians → zaibatsu dissolution policies →
introducedArticle	Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan →
introducedDocument	Constitution of Japan →
legalBasis	Instrument of Surrender of Japan → Potsdam Declaration →
location	Japanese home islands → Okinawa → Tokyo →
occupyingPower	Australia → Canada → France → India → New Zealand → Philippines → Republic of China → Soviet Union → United Kingdom → United States →
partOf	post–World War II Allied occupations →
relatedTo	Allied occupation of Germany →
startEvent	Japanese surrender in World War II →
startTime	1945-08-15 →
supremeCommander	Douglas MacArthur →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allied Council for Japan → Economic and Scientific Section ("Allied occupation administration in Japan") → Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers →	partOf
Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army) → State Shinto →	abolishedBy
Imperial Japanese Army General Staff → Japanese colonial empire →	dissolvedFollowing
Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan ("United States occupation of Japan") → Constitution of Japan →	draftedUnderInfluenceOf
Allied Council for Japan ("Allied occupation of Japan (1945–1952)") → Civil Information and Education Section →	operatedDuring
Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy →	abolishedAsResultOf
Army Minister of Japan ("post-World War II occupation of Japan") →	abolishedIn
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki →	aftermath
Dai-Ichi Seimei Building, Tokyo →	associatedWithEvent
Japanese Instrument of Surrender →	basisOf
Allied Council for Japan ("Occupied Japan") →	country
International Military Tribunal for the Far East →	createdDuring
United States Eighth Army ("Occupation of Japan") →	engagedIn
Nihon-koku Kenpō →	enteredIntoForceDuring
Economic and Scientific Section →	historicalContext
Government Section →	historicalPeriod
Renunciation of War ("United States postwar planning for Japan") →	influencedBy
Government Section ("Occupied Japan") →	locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Sugamo Prison →	locatedInTime
Emperor Hirohito →	notableEvent
Douglas MacArthur →	notableWork
Civil Information and Education Section ("Allied occupation administration in Japan") →	parentOrganization
Shigeru Yoshida ("post–World War II Allied occupation of Japan") →	participatedIn
Shōwa era →	periodIncludes
SCAP →	postwarContext
Treaty of San Francisco →	relatedTo
Meiji Constitution ("Allied occupation reforms") →	suspendedBy
Public Health and Welfare Section →	timePeriod