Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur, at their first meeting, at the U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, 27 September, 1945. U.S. Army. The Japanese Occupation (1945-1951) On the morning of September 8, 1945, ...

Responsibility for repelling the North Korean Communist hordes who shattered a Sunday morning's calm on 25 June by unprovoked invasion of South Korea is the latest task added to the heavy burden ...

The signing of the Instruments of Surrender, on 2 September 1945, brought an official end to the smoke and roar of battle in the Pacific. With the ushering in of peace, policy directives from the ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A new exhibit on the U.S. occupation of Japan after World War II opens Aug. 23 at the MacArthur Memorial, paired with a special lecture series on the war’s final weeks in the Pacific.

The 1947 constitution altered the relationship between state and society by introducing popular sovereignty. The constitution’s social reforms were transformative, designing a new role for the ...

A chance find in Japan provides a glimpse at how children experienced the country's post-war occupation. Used in menko, a traditional Japanese card game played by children, the vintage playing cards ...

The most interesting details in Akio Satoko’s book Kyoto senryō: 1945 nen no shinjitsu (Occupied Kyoto: The Truth About 1945) relate how and why famous and historic sites in the city came to be ...

Article link: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/1951-04-01/occupation-japanhttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/1951-04-01 ...