Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: Japan
 

America's Japan

Bombed out area turned into a garden -- near Shinbashi in downtown Tokyo. Cigarettes, sweets and gum from soldiers.
Women voting. First women member of the diet (1939).
Education reform Labor unions
General Douglas MacArthur and the Emperor of Japan Emperor reviewing the imperial forces.
The emperor's tours, which began in 1946, placed him in unprecedented contact with his subjects. Defendants at the Tokyo tribunal listen to the lengthy majority judgment being read (in English).
'Before and After' posters from the campaign to educate the public about the new constitution.