occupation of Japan
Also known as Allied occupation of Japan, Occupied Japan, American occupation of Japan
1945 Allied occupation of Japan following WWII
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- 1945
- Prince Naruhiko
- 1948
- Hitoshi Ashida
- Status
- Military occupation
- 1945 1951
- Douglas MacArthur
- 1951 1952
- Matthew Ridgway
- 1945 1952
- Hirohito
- 1945 1946
- Kijūrō Shidehara
- 1946 1947 1948 1952
- Shigeru Yoshida
- 1947 1948
- Tetsu Katayama
- Emperor hirohito announces surrender of
- 15 August 1945
- Occupation begins
- 28 August 1945
- Official surrender ceremony in tokyo bay
- 2 September 1945
- Transfer of the administration of taiwan
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