Occupation of Japan

When

28 Aug 1945

Kind

Event

Coordinates

35.00° N, 136.00° E

Description

The American-led Allied Occupation of Japan effectively begins with General Douglas MacArthur's arrival at Atsugi Air Base.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Occupation of Japan.

Post-World War II occupation of Japan

Japan was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II from the surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, at the war's end until the Treaty of San Francisco took effect on April 28, 1952. The occupation, led by the American military with support from the British Commonwealth and under the supervision of the Far Eastern Commission, involved a total of nearly one million Allied soldiers.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributorsCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Alliés débarquent sur Honshu”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page