noun
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers; GHQ
Historical term for the occupation authority in Japan from 1945 to 1952. Often abbreviated as GHQ in both English and Japanese contexts.
See also: ＧＨＱ
連合国最高司令官総司令部は、戦後日本の占領政策を指揮した。
The General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers directed the occupation policy of postwar Japan.
この法律は連合国最高司令官総司令部の指示によって制定された。
This law was enacted under the direction of GHQ.
Common abbreviation for the same organization, used in both English and Japanese. 連合国最高司令官総司令部 is the full formal Japanese name.
A direct translation of the English name 'General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers', established during the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II.