When Japan surrendered by accepting the Potsdam Declaration, and was occupied by the Allied Forces consisting predominantly of the United States of America, the exclusion, disorganization and banishment of peerage, arming and militarism, and the democratization of industries and the economy were promoted.
ポツダム宣言を受け入れて降伏し、アメリカ合衆国が主体とする連合国軍に占領されると、華族、武装及び軍国主義の排除・解体・追放と産業・経済の民主化が進められた。