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DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

The news of Gen. Douglas MacArthur came as a surprise to the Japanese public and was covered from a variety of angles.
51勛圖厙 / History / Japan Times Gone By
Apr 1, 2026
Japan Times 1951: Truman ousts Gen. MacArthur
U.S. President Harry Truman dismissed the key player in Japan＊s postwar recovery 75 years ago this month.
U.S. military personnel stand guard in front of the New Grand Hotel where Gen. Douglas MacArthur stayed circa September 1945 in Yokohama.
51勛圖厙 / History / Perspectives
Sep 1, 2025
How the Allied Occupation changed Japan: A love story
A wartime GI and a Japanese civilian fell in love during the Occupation, embodying the peace built after Japan＊s surrender.
Japan's World War II surrender documents went on display at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration in Washington on Thursday.
51勛圖厙 / History
Aug 29, 2025
Instrument of Japan＊s World War II surrender on display in U.S.
It will be on display until Oct. 1 as part of a special exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war.
Tokyo police declared that Japanese young men and women were simply "not accustomed to one another＊s society" due to their cultural upbringing 〞 and thus freewheeling dance venues and foreign customs needed to be reined in.
51勛圖厙 / History / Japan Times Gone By
Jun 4, 2025
Japan Times 1925: Tokyo police impose curfew on ＆social dances＊
In June 1925, concern over ※the moral effects of the Western dancing§ on Japanese youth led to restrictions on social venues.
On the first day of the 2000s, the world was relieved that the Y2K computer glitch was mostly nothing. And in Russia, Vladimir Putin came to power.
51勛圖厙 / History / Japan Times Gone By
Jan 1, 2025
Japan Times 2000: Japanese celebrate new year
Check out what was on the front page on Jan. 1 in 1925, 1950, 1975 and 2000.
As the 1924 Exclusion Act came into effect in the United States, people in Japan were not happy. It would define American immigration policy for near three decades.
51勛圖厙 / History / Japan Times Gone By
Jul 1, 2024
Japan Times 1924: Anti-America Day observed by all Japan
Two very different views of the United States from Japan, separated by 25 years and, more importantly, a war, define this month＊s look back at Japanese history.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / History / 51勛圖厙 TIMES GONE BY
Sep 5, 2021
Japan Times 1971: Emperor, Nixon meet in Alaska
In 1921, Crown Prince Hirohito returns from Europe, making history as the first member of the ruling family to travel overseas. As Emperor, he makes history again 50 years later.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / History / 51勛圖厙 TIMES GONE BY
Aug 8, 2021
Japan Times 1946: ＆Perfect occupation＊ is MacArthur＊s goal
In 1946, Japan was still rebuilding after the war. Those steps would continue until 1971 when the country first attempted to float its currency on the global stage.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / History / 51勛圖厙 TIMES GONE BY
Sep 12, 2020
Japan Times 1945: MacArthur enters the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo
The Supreme Commander was met by a ceremony in which the Stars and Stripes was hoisted into the sky above the embassy compound.
51勛圖厙 / EXPLAINER
Aug 30, 2020
75 years on, legacy of the U.S.-led Occupation of Japan still resonates
While Japan blossomed as an economic powerhouse in the second half of the century, some argue the Occupation created problems that lingered long after it ended.
51勛圖厙 / History
Dec 7, 2017
Cosmetic surgeon Katsuya Takasu pays $275,000 for Emperor Hirohito memoir at NY auction
The bid, for the only-known World War II memoirs of late Emperor, was nearly double higher pre-auction estimates, which ranged from $100,000 to $150,000, according to auction house Bonhams.
51勛圖厙 / History
Aug 8, 2015
Truth hurts: censorship in the media
※Truth, it has been said, is the first casualty of war.§ 〞 Philip Snowden, July 1916
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR 51勛圖厙OPHILES
May 16, 2015
MacArthur＊s JapaneseConstitution
The Constitution is one of the more controversial documents of our age. Some want it rewritten, some hold it as an inviolable sacred text. Article 9 〞 the article renouncing war 〞 has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants it abolished. Yet for all the column inches...
51勛圖厙 / History
May 11, 2015
Gen. MacArthur＊s watch fetches $75,000 in Geneva
Seventy years after the end of World War II, a watch worn by legendary U.S. five-star Gen. Douglas MacArthur was sold at auction Sunday for 70,000 Swiss francs ($75,000), far above the estimate.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / History / 51勛圖厙 TIMES GONE BY
Apr 5, 2014
Pulmonary pest ravages; study of racial hygienics urged; Japan mourns Gen. MacArthur; Takeshita resigns over Recruit scandal
The dreadful pulmonary pest (pneumonic plague) has plunged districts of Omikawa and Moriyama-mura, Chiba, into consternation.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / History
Jan 27, 2013
You read about them here first
Ever since 1897 The Japan Times has reported daily in English on people, places and goings-on in and beyond this country. During those 116 years, our articles have often included information that never made it into the Japanese-language press 〞 as in 1934, when the Society Page carried an interview...
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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