# occupation of Japan

> 1945 Allied occupation of Japan following WWII

**Wikidata**: [Q696251](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q696251)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Japan)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/occupation-of-japan

## Summary

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 .


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. National Library of Israel