There must have been a switch thrown the wrong way somewhere.
However, the Office of the Historian, US Department of State, comments...
Occupation and Reconstruction of Japan, 1945–52
After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur, enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms.
So there's your explanation! Possibly...
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John M