Richard Poole arrived on Japanese soil in October 1945 and was quickly directed to at headquarters. As a junior officer he was assigned to the drafting of the Japanese constitutions. Poole discusses the excitement and obstacles of drafting the...
Faubion Bowers was born January 29th, 1917 and graduated from Columbia University ('35) and Juilliard Graduate School ('39) and continued to teach at Hosei University in Tokyo. As one of General MacArthur's official aides and interpretors, he...
As one of the four drafters of the Japanese constitution who worked on creating a Japanese diet, Osborne Hague was instrumental in determining the future of Japan's government after World War II. He discusses the decision between a bicameral and...