the Us did not occupy Japan we nuked it instead.
US occupation did NOT affect Japan DURING the war, but after it, since the war ended with the occupation of Japan. So, the occupation denied Japan of many soldiers, military facilities etc, rendering it quite useless militarily. Afterwards, the US made immigration to and from Japan easier, enriching both countries. That is what happened in most sectors, technology, science, industry, the American 'way' was introduced, while Japan developed on these principles.
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Spain has never experienced a US occupation. However, Japan, Haiti, and Iraq have experienced US occupations at one time or another.
The U.S. forces stationed in Japan were reliant on petroleum, and this led to Japanese reliance on oil.
Occupation of Japan was created in 1945.
US President Harry Truman appointed General Douglas MacArthur as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces - he supervised the occupation.
Under US occupation, headed by GEN Douglas MacArthur, Japan rebuilt.
Guarding our holdings in japan,i.e. munition dumps, warehouses,
During the US occupation of Japan, historians estimate the US assisted reconstruction of Japan was approximately 1.9 billion dollars.
Trivially.
Well, the bases are still there and Japan would not do a thing without proper approval from the US.