The US view of the occupation was that it achieved most of what they wanted the occupation to do. They did have problems with some of the American servicemen being ugly Americans and some wanted to marry the Japanese women (and there were pregnancies too). They did manage to help Japan get new business, trade and worked out the problems with Japan's lack of resources. A better government was put into place but it was no completely in alignment with the Japanese culture. I think the Americans honored their culture but the Americans in the late forties and fifties would have like to see Japan be more westernized in their thinking and behavior.
1951
US occupation did NOT affect Japan DURING the war, but after it, since the war ended with the occupation of Japan. So, the occupation denied Japan of many soldiers, military facilities etc, rendering it quite useless militarily. Afterwards, the US made immigration to and from Japan easier, enriching both countries. That is what happened in most sectors, technology, science, industry, the American 'way' was introduced, while Japan developed on these principles.
Democratization, Demilitarization, and Economic reform
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It felt threatened by the success of the new government.
US President Harry Truman appointed General Douglas MacArthur as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces - he supervised the occupation.
Under US occupation, headed by GEN Douglas MacArthur, Japan rebuilt.
Guarding our holdings in japan,i.e. munition dumps, warehouses,
Well, the bases are still there and Japan would not do a thing without proper approval from the US.
landed a atomic bomb to japan
He was the military governor of Japan. Some historians referred to him as the unofficial American shogun.
Democratization, Demilitarization, and Economic reform
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It felt threatened by the success of the new government.