From the very beginning, it was clear that a primary objective of the occupation of Japan would be, as the Potsdam Declaration put it, "a peacefully inclined and responsible government" based on ...

During the post-World War II occupation of Japan, the General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (GHQ) kept a sharp eye on Japanese media reports and publications ...

Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward has reproduced a rare map from 1947 that shows how the postwar U.S. occupation of Japan had dominated and sprawled across the places locals walk past every day. It proved to ...