Following Japan’s unconditional surrender in September 1945, the US aimed to rebuild the nation in its own image – for better or worse.

General MacArthur, supreme commander in Japan from 1945 to 1951, strides likes a colossus across the pages and is credited for democratic reforms and his influence on the postwar constitution, yet ...

History Lesson Is Iraq the New Japan? What the post-World War II occupation of Japan can teach us about ruling Iraq.

Learn about who was involved in writing Japan’s constitution after WWII including the United States’ General MacArthur in this Council on Foreign Relations infoguide.

During the six-and-a-half-year occupation of Japan (1945-1952), U.S. film studios--in close coordination with Douglas MacArthur's Supreme Command for the Allied Powers--launched an ambitious campaign ...