The Reverse Course (Politics, 1945-1954, Part 2)

While the Allied occupation forces had initially supported the restoration of far-left parties to Japan's political arena, the advent of the Cold War led to a reversal of sorts which included de-purging those who had supported imperial-era war crimes and purging some on the left whose loyalty to the US was in doubt. Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now available at Amazon , Barnes & Noble , Kobo , Apple Books , Bookshop.org , and many other online platforms!

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The Reverse Course (Politics, 1945-1954, Part 2) is an episode from A History of Japan by Justin Hebert.

This episode is 32:23 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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