Land Reform in Occupied Japan (1946–1950)

1. Wartime defeat sets stage for rural reform

   Aug 15, 1945Labels: SCAP, Allied Occupation, Landlords

   • NDL Modern Japan
   • SCAP overview

2. SCAP issues initial rural land reform directive

   Dec 9, 1945Labels: SCAPIN-411, SCAP, Japanese Government

   • SCAPIN 1855

3. Land reform laws amended and enacted (Law No. 42)

   Oct 21, 1946Labels: Law No, Agricultural Land, Japanese Government

   • JAHIS LawDB
   • SCAPIN 1855

4. Owner-Farmer Establishment law strengthens redistribution

   Oct 21, 1946Labels: Law No, Owner-Farmer Law, Land Redistribution

   • SCAPIN 1855
   • MOFA report

5. Land transfers expand through 1947 implementation

   Jan 1, 1947Labels: Implementation 1947, Land Purchases, Cultivators

   • MOFA report
   • SCAP overview

6. New rent rules reduce tenants’ vulnerability

   Jan 1, 1948Labels: Rent Reform, Tenants, Tenancy Rules

   • Foreign Affairs

7. SCAP reasserts program against obstruction (SCAPIN-1855)

   Feb 4, 1948Labels: SCAPIN-1855, SCAP, Obstruction

   • SCAPIN 1855

8. Land Improvement Act supports owner-cultivator projects

   Jan 1, 1949Labels: Land Improvement, Owner-Cultivators, Infrastructure

   • ARIC history

9. Peak redistribution years purchase and resale millions of acres

   Dec 31, 1949Labels: Redistribution Peak, Land Purchases, Owner-Operators

   • SCAP overview
   • MOFA report

10. Tenant land share falls below 10 percent

    Jan 1, 1950Labels: Tenant Share, Agricultural Tenancy, Postwar Outcome

    • MOFA report
    • ARIC history

11. About 1.93 million hectares redistributed by 1950

    Jan 1, 1950Labels: Redistributed Area, Land Statistics, Government Report

    • MOFA report

12. Land reform period closes with owner-cultivator countryside

    Dec 31, 1950Labels: Postwar Countryside, Owner-Cultivators, Agricultural Land

    • FFTC AP
    • MOFA report