Seabees in World War II loaded into a U.S. Army Air Force B-29 bomber, named the Enola Gay. A short time later, the Enola Gay took off with its secret load from Tinian's North Field, The largest airfield of the WWII, which the Seabees had built, and started on her mission to Japan. Later in the day, the mission ended with the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This historic event sealed the fate of Japan. Realizing that the war was lost, the Japanese government negotiated a cease fire that went into effect on 16 August. On 2 September 1945 Japan formally surrendered,
Sociology in Japan Institute of Sociology was established in 1913 by Tongo Takebe and was substituted by the Japan Sociological Society in 1924. Until World War II, the sociology in Japan is largely influenced by Western theories and in particular the German School. The second stage of the development of Japanese sociology was symbolised by a transition of emphasis from philosophical orientations to empirical orientations. The American School of Sociology studies casted great influence on the development of Japanese Sociology during this stage of time. The second stage started at the end of WWII. Social and political reform took place in Japan with