Allied occupation of Japan

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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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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 of America
surface form: 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
Constitution of Japan
surface form: pacifist constitution of Japan

purge of militarists and ultranationalists
war crimes trials in Japan
women’s suffrage in Japan
historicalPeriod Cold War
includedEvent International Military Tribunal for the Far East
surface form: 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 Japanese Instrument of Surrender
surface form: Instrument of Surrender of Japan

Potsdam Declaration
location Japanese home islands
Okinawa Prefecture
surface form: Okinawa

Tokyo
occupyingPower Australia
Canada
France
India
New Zealand
Philippines
Republic of China
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: 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

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American occupation of Okinawa partOf Allied occupation of Japan
11th Airborne Division notableOperation Allied occupation of Japan
this entity surface form: Occupation of Japan
Paris Peace Conference on Japanese reparations relatedTo Allied occupation of Japan