Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: The U.S. occupation of Japan -- innovation, continuity, and compromise; 1 Feeding the Japanese: Food policy, land reform, and Japan's economic recovery; 2 Occupation policy and the Japanese fisheries management regime, 1945-1952; 3 Protective labor legislation and gender equality: The impact of the occupation on Japanese working women; 4 The impact of the occupation on crime in Japan; 5 Educational reform and history textbooks in occupied Japan
Summary
With expert contributions from both the US and Japan, this book examines the legacies of the US Occupation on Japanese politics and society, and discusses the long-term impact of the Occupation on contemporary Japan
