JAPANESE IN U.S. MEDIA IN 1948. Term Paper ID:19491 Post-war
depictions of Japanese culture & society as part of Amer. effort
to re-shape that society to prevent another war.... More... 11
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Papers on This Topic Post-war depictions of Japanese culture &
society as part of Amer. effort to re-shape that society to
prevent another war. This paper will discuss the depiction and
treatment of Japanese culture and society in the American
popular media during the year 1948. At that time, the United
States had recently attained victory over the Japanese in World
War Two. In various ways, the forces of the American occupation
were trying to reshape Japanese society in order to prevent
another war from breaking out in the future. During the Second
World War, the Japanese people had proven themselves to be
relentless in obeying the dictates of their Emperor. Most
Americans believed that the Japanese invasion would have not
been stopped had it not been for the dev