JPN 2101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ministry Of International Trade And Industry, Haruki Murakami, Yasunari Kawabata
Document Summary
Firebombing of tokyo; atomic bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki. 1978 14 class-a war criminals enshrined at yasukuni shrine. Sh wa ends and heisei (the era of emperor akihito"s reign) begins. Far eastern commission (fec) based in washington d. c. making general policy. Allied council for japan (acj) based in tokyo, the executive brunch of fec. Supreme commander of the allied powers (scap)/ allied powers general headquarter (ghq) the agent of acj, in charge of daily management of occupation business. -trial of war criminal from 1946 to 48. - demobilization of japanese army and imperialist working force (2) democratization of the political process--macarthur constitution. -separation of religions from the state, especially shinto. (3) decentralisation of wealth and power. The documentary, reinventing japan, presents the american role in japan in the best possible light, which in this context equates to economic prosperity and democracy.
