The occupation of Japan can be usefully divided into three phases: the initial effort to punish and reform Japan; the so-called "Reverse Course" in which the focus shifted to suppressing dissent and reviving the Japanese economy to support the US in the Cold War as a country of the Western Bloc; and the final establishment of a formal peace treaty with the 48 Allies of the Second World War and an enduring military alliance with the United States.
the occupation of japan can be usefully divided into three phases the initial effort to punish and reform japan; the so-called "reverse course" in which the focus shifted to suppressing dissent and reviving the japanese economy to support the us in the cold war as a country of the western bloc; and the final establishment of a formal peace treaty with the 48 allies of the second world war and an enduring military alliance with the united states