occupation of Japan

1945 Allied occupation of Japan following WWII
Event military_occupation Q696251
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The occupation of Japan was officially established on January 1, 1945 . During the occupation, the yen continued as the official currency . Japanese was the official language throughout the occupation period . The territory under occupation covered approximately 378,000 square kilometers .

occupation of Japan

Summary

occupation of Japan is a military occupation[1]. It ranks in the top 0.86% of military_occupation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,572 views/month, #1 of 116).[2]

Key Facts

  • occupation of Japan is in the country of Japan[3].
  • occupation of Japan is on the continent of Asia[4].
  • occupation of Japan's instance of is recorded as military occupation[5].
  • occupation of Japan's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity[6].
  • occupation of Japan's instance of is recorded as occupied territory[7].
  • occupation of Japan's instance of is recorded as political territorial entity[8].
  • occupation of Japan's capital is recorded as Tokyo[9].
  • occupation of Japan's official language is recorded as Japanese[10].
  • occupation of Japan's currency is recorded as yen[11].
  • occupation of Japan's basic form of government is recorded as constitutional monarchy[12].
  • occupation of Japan followed Japan during World War II[13].
  • occupation of Japan was followed by postwar Japan[14].
  • occupation of Japan's flag is recorded as flag of Japan[15].
  • occupation of Japan's Commons category is recorded as Occupied Japan[16].
  • occupation of Japan's occupant is recorded as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers[17].
  • occupation of Japan comprises food in the Occupation of Japan[18].
  • occupation of Japan comprises rape during the occupation of Japan[19].
  • January 1, 1945 marks the founding of occupation of Japan[20].
  • occupation of Japan was dissolved in April 28, 1952[21].
  • occupation of Japan began on August 28, 1945[22].
  • occupation of Japan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Occupied Japan[23].
  • occupation of Japan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '連合国軍占領下の日本'}[24].
  • occupation of Japan covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+377835'}[25].
  • occupation of Japan's language used is recorded as Japanese[26].
  • occupation of Japan's language used is recorded as English[27].

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When and Where

occupation of Japan began on August 28, 1945[22]. It is in the country of Japan[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include military occupation[5], former administrative territorial entity[6], occupied territory[7], and political territorial entity[8]. occupation of Japan followed Japan during World War II[13]. It was followed by postwar Japan[14].

Why It Matters

occupation of Japan ranks in the top 0.86% of military_occupation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,572 views/month, #1 of 116).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1952-04-28T00:00:00Z
    Currency
    Start time +1945-08-28T00:00:00Z
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