eli5: How Did Japan and America Go From Enemies to Allies So Quickly?

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I’m trying to wrap my head around how the USA and Japan shifted from being fierce enemies during World War II to becoming close allies in just a few decades. It seems like a huge turnaround in international relations from an American perspective. What happened and why this dramatic change?

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A history teacher I had basically said MacArthur read The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, and then things turned out ok.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chrysanthemum_and_the_Sword

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