Allied Occupation of Japan 1945-1952: Perceptions from Heaven and Earth

Occupier and Occupied

Occupation history has a lot of literature on it, but some of the most important literature you can find comes from the people who lived it. From the people who spoke or wrote about their experiences in occupied Japan, there are several common themes throughout that make themselves present. Among the themes that can be found the feeling of uneasiness surrounding the occupation forces was very prevalent, and although many reforms were implemented over its course, and  certain reforms were written or talked about more. The reforms that found themselves in the limelight the most spoke about the components of democracy in education. However, alongside the concerns of uncertainty, and talks of education, we need to look at the early occupation from two different perspectives.

This truly shows the perceptions from Heaven and Earth, the focuses barely overlapped and when they did they focused on different matters. The diplomats who had a stake in the government had their own focuses, when compared to the average citizen at the time. The only commonality between the two was that diplomats and citizens looked primarily at what was directly impacting them.

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