noun
dissolution of the zaibatsu
Historical term referring to the breakup of large Japanese conglomerates during the US occupation after WWII.
See also: 財閥
戦後、GHQの指令により財閥解体が行われた。
After the war, the dissolution of the zaibatsu was carried out under GHQ orders.
財閥 refers to the zaibatsu conglomerates themselves, while 財閥解体 is the specific historical policy of dissolving them.
Compound of 財閥 (zaibatsu, 'financial clique') and 解体 (kaitai, 'dissolution').