The Allied forces occupied Germany and Japan
Germany and France. The part of Germany that they occupied was eventually called West Germany, while the Russians occupied East Germany.
Germany and Japan .
After WW II Germany was divided into East and West Germany because it had been occupied by all of the allied powers, including the USSR, and the USSR turned the part of Germany that it occupied into a Soviet satellite state. In comparison, Japan was occupied only by the US, and therefore there was no reason for it to be divided.
The Allies:AustraliaBelgium (Occupied by Germany from 1940-1945)CanadaChinaCzechoslovakia (Occupied by Germany from 1939-1945)Finland (1945)France (Occupied by Germany from 1940-1945)Greece (Occupied by Germany and Italy 1941-1944)IndiaNorway (Occupied by Germany 1940-1945)Poland (Occupied by Germany 1939-1945)United KingdomUnited StatesSoviet UnionYugoslaviaThe Axis:Finland (From 1939-1945)Vichy France (July 1940-August 1944)GermanyHungaryItalyKorea (Occupied by Japan 1905-1945)JapanRomania
Hawaii is the only independent country acquired by the US. After wars, the US occupied the Phillipines, Cuba, Japan ,Iraq, and parts of Afghanistan, Italy, Germany and Austria.
The best way to find out the value of porcelain pieces made in occupied Japan is to take them to an antique appraiser. The pieces must be stamped Occupied Japan to be verified that they actually were made in occupied Japan.
The USA occupied Japan until after the Korean War.
Japan
"Occupied" means that the country, Japan in this case, has soldiers stationed there after their defeat, in this case, the United States, to keep the peace and prevent further warlike activities.
They pushed the Axis powers (Germany, Japan, Italy) all the way back to their capitals and occupied their countries.
A Landmass that is occupied by the Japanese people.