Japan's success in charting a new course in the years following World War II stems from the reforming impetus of GHQ/SCAP, Headquarters of the American-led allied occupation that indirectly governed the nation for nearly seven years. The Allied Occupation of Japan is the story of the reforms of the Occupation period and of the remarkable men and women, Japanese and American, who implemented them. Professor Takemae introduced a wealth of new material on the wartime origins of Occupation policies, the British Commonwealth Force, the Kurils, Okinawa the Korean minority, A-bomb survivors, war crimes, the Constitution Education, and Health and Welfare.
' a masterful assessment of the US Occupation of Japan and the impact and legacy of Occupation reforms .This book is a must for all who are interested in US-Japan relations and postwar Japanese history.' CHOICE
