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Hello and welcome to Witness History from the BBC World Service.

This week we're looking back at the Second World War in the Pacific, which ended 75 years ago.

Today, Simon Watts is the story of how a young American woman

had a key role in writing Japan's post-war constitution and how she used it to try to promote women's rights. In August 1945,

1945 Emperor Hirohito of Japan surrendered.

Within a few weeks, Japan was occupied by Allied forces,

led by the American General Douglas MacArthur.

Here comes the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces,

General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur.

I announce it my firm purpose in the tradition of the countries I represent to

proceed in the discharge of my responsibilities with justice and tolerance.

For the Allies the first task was with justice and tolerance.

For the allies, the first task was just to feed a country devastated by bombing,

but it quickly became important to restart political activity in Japan as well and that meant writing a new democratic constitution.

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