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Japan has been under U.S. occupation for half a year since Douglas MacArthur's arrival in September 1945. The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) has two goals: demilitarize and democratize. The emperor can stay, but that is little more than a practical consideration. The worship of the monarchy has to end, and on January 1st, Hirohito, the Showa emperor, renounced his divinity.
How long the allied occupation will remain is unclear, but that it will last years is obvious. Many expect a dozen years, of even decades of occupation. The Japanese spirit is broken, but under the ashes of a terrible war perpetrated by the Japanese, a new spirit is already making sparks, and both the new government, and the SCAP, are eager to add kindling to this fire.
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