Alien residents of Japan
By nationality, and by period and place of birth, 1974
Koreans, Chinese, and Americans / Pre-Occupation, Occupation, Post-Occupation)
By William Wetherall
First posted 1 September 2010
Last updated 15 September 2010
Forthcoming.
The periods center on the Allied Occupation of Japan after World War II. The Occupation began on 2 September 1945 and ended on 28 April 1952. 2 September 1945 marks the day Japan surrendered and lost its sovereignty. During this period Japan's sovereignty was in the hands of SCAP. The dates marking the beginning and the end of the Occupation are