Shinto Directive Issued

Date: December 15, 1945 • Location: Tokyo, Japan

The US-led occupying forces ordered the government of Japan to cease state support for Shinto.

The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, or SCAP, was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur during the United States–led Allied occupation of Japan following World War II. It issued SCAP Directives to the Japanese government, aiming to suppress its "militaristic nationalism". The position was created at the start of the occupation of Japan on August 14, 1945. It was originally styled the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers.