ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the process of establishing the Japanese women’s bureau. The scrutiny of the process of the establishment during 1945 to 1947 reveals how strong initiative of the American Occupation Forces produced institutional resources for rectification of gender discrimination in the Japanese society. Moreover, this chapter examines how the American Occupation Forces established the women’s bureau within the Japanese government in spite of strong opposition from Japanese male political elites by focusing on political opportunities and framing of equality between the American female officers and the Japanese women activists.
