1945-10-04

Civil liberties directive

TokyoThe civil-liberties directive released political prisoners and dismantled repressive laws, setting the occupation reform direction.

Other events in this phase

Occupation Reforms in Japan22
  1. Occupation press code in Japan
  2. Broadcast control and reorganization in Japan
  3. Civil liberties directiveCurrent record
  4. Shidehara Cabinet formed
  5. Political prisoners released in Japan
  6. Women's suffrage reform in Japan
  7. Education democratization directives
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Source Trail

Official RecordNational Diet Library · SCAPIN directivesOpen sourceOfficial RecordNational Diet Library · GHQ/SCAP Government Section recordsOpen sourceOfficial RecordNational Diet Library · Modern Japan in archivesOpen source