POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT
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only men
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only women
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men and women
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only those in the communist party
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Constitution was mostly drafted by American authors. A few Japanese scholars reviewed and modified it. Much of the drafting was done by two senior army officers with law degrees: Milo Rowell and Courtney Whitney, although others chosen by MacArthur had a large say in the document.
Detailed explanation-2: -On May 3, 1947, Japan’s postwar constitution goes into effect. The progressive constitution granted universal suffrage, stripped Emperor Hirohito of all but symbolic power, stipulated a bill of rights, abolished peerage, and outlawed Japan’s right to make war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The GHQ ordered a series of sweeping reforms of the Japanese government. Those reforms included dismantling of the zaibatsu (business conglomerates that dominated the prewar Japanese economy), agricultural reforms to distribute land to tenant farmers, and labor reforms.