Japan, Occupation of
Japan, Occupation of ( 1945 – 52 )The Allied occupation of Japan after World War II. After Japan's unconditional surrender on 2 September 1945 , it came under the control of the Allied forces of occupation led by General Douglas MacArthur in his capacity as Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP). Although technically backed by an 11‐nation Far Eastern Commission and a Four‐Power Council (Britain, China, USA, and the Soviet Union), the military occupation was entirely dominated by the USA, with policy remaining in the hands of MacArthur and, after his removal in April 1951 , of his successor General Matthew Ridgway . US occupation policy had two main goals, the demilitarization of Japan and...
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