General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers

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The General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers was the Allied occupation authority in post–World War II Japan, led by General Douglas MacArthur and responsible for overseeing Japan’s demilitarization, democratization, and political reforms.

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instanceOf Allied administrative body
military headquarters
occupation authority
alsoKnownAs General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
SCAP Headquarters
appliesToPeriod post–World War II
conflictContext World War II
countryGoverned Japan
countryRepresented United States
dissolvedAfter coming into force of the San Francisco Peace Treaty
endTime 1952
headOfGovernmentRole Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
implementedPolicy democratic local government system
education reform in Japan
freedom of speech protections
labor union legalization
land reform in Japan
women’s suffrage in Japan
zaibatsu dissolution
influenced Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan
linked to: Article 9
jurisdiction Japanese home islands
leader Douglas MacArthur
legalBasis Allied occupation directives
Instrument of Surrender of Japan
Potsdam Declaration
locationHeadquarters Dai-Ichi Seimei Building, Tokyo
Tokyo
mandate demilitarization of Japan
democratization of Japan
economic reform in Japan
political reform in Japan
war crimes prosecution oversight
occupyingPower Allied powers
oversaw Imperial Japanese Army demobilization
Imperial Japanese Navy demobilization
Japanese government
parentOrganization Allied powers
participatingCountry Australia
Canada
China
India
New Zealand
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
replacedBy full sovereignty of Japan
shortName GHQ SCAP
startTime 1945
subOrganization Civil Information and Education Section
Economic and Scientific Section
Government Section
Legal Section
Public Health and Welfare Section
supervised drafting of the 1947 Constitution of Japan

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Constitution of Japan draftedUnderInfluenceOf General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers shortName GHQ SCAP
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General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers alsoKnownAs General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers alsoKnownAs SCAP Headquarters
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Imperial Japanese Army abolishedBy Allied occupation authorities
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Government Section partOf General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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Government Section parentOrganization General Headquarters (GHQ)
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Civil Information and Education Section partOf General Headquarters, SCAP
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Public Health and Welfare Section partOf General Headquarters, SCAP
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Public Health and Welfare Section operatedBy Allied occupation authority in Japan
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Legal Section foundedBy General Headquarters, SCAP
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Legal Section partOf General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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Imperial General Headquarters replacedBy General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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Allied Council for Japan basedIn General Headquarters, Tokyo
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SCAP alsoKnownAs GHQ (General Headquarters) in Japan
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SCAP commandStructure General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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SCAP Public Health and Welfare Division leadership partOf General Headquarters, SCAP
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Shinto Directive issuedBy General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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